Hopes, Dreams and Fears

Derek’s poems are varied and tackle a wide array of themes. His ability to combine poetry with both real and fictional stories evokes a range of emotions – provocative, nostalgic, funny, and sad. Each poem offers something unique, waiting to be discovered as you read. He hopes readers will see themselves in his poetry, which is why he titled his first book Hopes, Dreams, and Fears.

The emotional rollercoaster Derek takes you on with his unique blend of poetry will make you want to read this book from cover-to-cover multiple times. He will truly have you in laughter or tears as you find yourself immersed in his poetic writings. Enjoy this magical journey created by Derek for everyone.

Derek is a Scottish poet from a small working town called Coatbridge. He moved away to Cumbernauld when he was 11 and then returned in later life, where he still resides today. This is his first venture into writing anything, let alone poetry. He has worked all his life in the haulage business, and this is all very much far removed from his normal working life. He draws on personal and observational experiences, as well as his imagination, in his poetry. He started writing these poems while in a severe bout of depression, first of all to explain the pain he was going through to others, but he found the more he wrote, the more therapeutic it became. He hopes that some of his poems will help others who suffer from this illness believe that anything is possible, no matter what.