Lochhead, Liz

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Scottish poet and playwright. She is well known for performing her own work. Her collections of poems include Memo for Spring (1972), The Grimm Sisters (1981), and Dreaming Frankenstein (1984). She has also written powerful work for the stage, including Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off (1982); Blood and Ice (1988), a biography of the English writer Mary Shelley; The Big Picture (1988), about popular culture; and Perfect Days (1988), a romantic comedy.

Lochhead was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. She studied art at Glasgow College of Art and was a teacher for eight years. In 1978 she became a full-time poet when she was selected to be the first Scottish/Canadian writers exchange fellow.

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