Book of Lives by Edwin Morgan
A poetry collection from Scotland's greatest living poet. It draws together the themes that inform his poetic world.
'Edwin Morgan is the most dynamic, brilliant, free-wheeling poet around, endlessly accessible and inventive, glorious refreshment' The Scotsman 'Morgan's poetry has always been large, vigorous and imaginative. It has been energetic and various.' lain Crichton Smith
Scotland's first National Poet and Glasgow's Poet Laureate Edwin Morgan was born in Glasgow in 1920. He celebrated his 85th birthday this year. Educated at Glasgow High School and Glasgow University, he has been a resident of Glasgow for the duration of his life, except for his six year service in the Middle East with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He became Professor of English at Glasgow University in 1975; he retired as Professor Emeritus in 1980. He has since taught at Strathclyde University (1987-1990) and at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1991-1995). Morgan is an adept linguist, particularly in Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian; he has translated Mayakovsky, Racine and Neruda into robust Scots. He was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2000.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857549188 |
| ISBN 10 | 185754918X |
| Title | Book of Lives |
| Author | Edwin Morgan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for T S Eliot Prize 2007 |
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