“My name means ‘red’ in Scottish so I do feel some family connection” Christopher Reid

Summary: The poet Christopher Reid talked to us about his Two Red Poems which are featured in Red – The Waterstones Anthology, and the up and coming poets who are influencing his writing today. Watch other exclusive interviews withVictoria Hislop and Red's editor Cathy Galvin.We have commissioned eighteen great writers to reflect the mood and changes of 2012. Through the eyes of some of the leading fiction writers, essayists, and poets, it offers an immediate reaction to the highs and lows of the past year.You can buy Red – The Waterstones Anthology from your local Waterstones bookshop (http://bit.ly/s6sdlu) or online from Waterstones.com (http://bit.ly/QNJ4pe)  Find out more about Red here.  The full list of Red contributors:Will Self * Victoria Hislop * Max Hastings * Emma Donoghue * Andrew Motion * Cecelia Ahern * Anthony Horowitz * Hanif Kureishi * Rachel Cusk * Christopher Reid * Lionel Shriver * David Harsent * Suzanne Moore * John Gray * Jackie Kay * David Almond * Alice Oswald * Simon Van Booy