All Along the Edge: Contemporary Voices Explore the Roman Frontier

History is story. The Antonine Wall was built around AD 142, by order of Antonius Pius, by members of the three Roman legions who were stationed in Scotland — the Second, Sixth and Twentieth Legions. It was abandoned by the Romans around AD 165. Almost nineteen centuries later, it is still part of the daily lives of many people in the Central Belt of Scotland: glimpsed across the landscape, walked on, worked on, lived on. In All Along the Edge, new and established writers respond to the past, present and future of the Antonine Wall. Their voices let it take life in the imagination, through poetry, short stories and creative non-fiction. Together, these contemporary writers have made a new topology of the Roman frontier in Scotland, honouring and challenging the past and contributing to a rich and lasting future. Contributors include: Ghananima AbdulKarim, David Bleiman, Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo, A C Clarke, Ross Crawford, R. A. Davis, Odile Mbias Gomes, Linda Haggerstone, Maryanne Hartness, Angi Holden, Nina Lewis, Peter McCarey, Joanna B McGarry, James McGonigal, David McVey, Morgan Melhuish, Alan Montgomery, Jane Overton, Richard Price, Kay Richie, Julie Robertson, Tawona Sithole, Kate Sheehan-Finn, Rebecca Smith, Leela Soma, Don J Taylor, Douglas Thompson, L Wardle and Hamish Whyt