Jackie KayтАЩs new collection is a lyric counterpart to her memoir, Red Dust Road, the extraordinary story of the search for her Nigerian and Highland birth-parents; but it is also a moving book in its own right, and a deep enquiry into all forms of human friendship. Fiere тАУ Scots for тАШcompanion, friend, equalтАЩ тАУ is a vivid description of the many paths our lives take, and of how those journeys are made meaningful by our companions on the road: lovers, friends, parents, children, mentors тАУ as well as all the remarkable and chance acquaintances we would not otherwise have made. Written with KayтАЩs trademark wit and flair, and infused with both Scots and Igbo speech, it is also a fascinating account of the formation of a self-identity тАУ and the discovery of a tongue that best honours it. Musical and moving, funny and profound, Fiere is Jackie KayтАЩs most accomplished, assured and ambitious collection of poems to date.