The poems in Fugitives fall into three categories: new poems, previously uncollected poems, and translations. Most of them have appeared at one time or another in magazines and newspapers.

"He writes a robust and finely tuned poetry, a poetry that is empathetic to the casual people that our confused society throws up" Robert Garioch, "Lines Review"

"Campbell's resourceful craftsmanship and his ear for the authentic allow him to range confi dently over a wide variety of forms and subjects." James Aitchison "Scotland on Sunday"

"I find many of Campbell's poems very pure, with a...

Working in the Dark focuses on the authors understanding of an individual s pre-suicide state of mind, based on their work with many suicidal individuals, with special attention to those who attempted suicide while in treatment. The book explores how to listen to a suicidal individual s history, the nature of their primary relationships, and their conscious and unconscious communications.

Campbell and Hale address the searing emotional impact on relatives, friends and those involved with a person who tries to kill themselves, by offering advice on the management of a...

Heard in the Cougait: Poems by Donald Campbell from the engravings of Walter Geikie

When I first came across Geikie's prints I was immediately struck by their near photographic quality and by the fact that his characters are portrayed in specific situation, thereby providing us a detailed picture of working-class life in the Victorian era.

Donald Campbell, 20147