During her career Liz Lochhead has been described variously as a poet, feminist playwright, translator and broadcaster but has said that ''when somebody asks me what I do I usually say writer. The most precious thing to me is to be a poet. If I were a playwright, I''d like to be a poet in the theatre.'' Liz Lochhead has a large and devoted audience and delights audiences where she goes.

During her career Liz Lochhead has been described variously as a poet, feminist playwright, translator and broadcaster but has said that ''when somebody asks me what I do I usually say writer. The most precious thing to me is to be a poet. If I were a playwright, I''d like to be a poet in the theatre.'' Liz Lochhead has a large and devoted audience and delights audiences where she goes.