"Brick & Mortar" is McGilvray's fifth published volume of poetry and the third to feature great works of art and photography. Artists included are: Vincent Van Gogh, Jan Boeckhorst, Albrecht Durer, Henri Matisse, Edward Hopper, Edmund Blair Leighton, Edvard Munch and photographers Graeme Cumming, Christof Stache and some of McGilvray's own work. His poetry has been called both thought provoking and poignant. McGilvray is also the author of "Secrets, Scrawls and Strays - And Other Virgin Verses" his first collection of work which is beautifully illustrated by Simoni Gruber. Then came "Thistle Diaries" - Flur na h-Alba" (Flower Of Scotland) a nod to his Scottish ancestry. Of "Thistle Diaries, it was said, "His poetry speaks to the marrow in my bones, the places in my heart where my longings reside, and in the eternal DNA of my tribe...." His third piublication, "Fine Art" features McGilvray's poetry and the artwork of Edwin Henry Landseer, Maxfield Parrish, Pompeo Batoni, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. He recently published "Frayed" his fourth volume of poetry. They have all been very well received. Ron has also enjoyed a loyal following and world-wide audience of readers in his online projects "Thistle Diaries" and "Secrets, Scrawls and Strays."