Peter Chapman: ...forget some of our great Doric poets such as Flora Garry, John M Caie and J C Milne, who are some of my favourites. The modern author Ali Smith uses her voice to express lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues, rejecting gender stereotypes and exploring modern ideas of relationships in her novel “How to Be Both”. Denise Mina has tackled topics such as mental health, abuse and...