The Poems of Norman MacCaig by Norman Maccaig
By the time of his death in January 1996, Norman MacCaig was known widely as the grand old man of Scottish poetry, honoured by an OBE and the Queen's Medal for Poetry. This book features 778 poems.'Norman MacCaig is an indispensable poet, and his Collected Poems is a wonder-book which will give years of pleasure'
-- Douglas Dunn'I have always loved the mixture of strictness and susceptibility in Norman MacCaig's workIt is an ongoing education in the marvellous possibilities of lyric poetry . . . He means poetry to me'
-- Seamus Heaney'Magisterial'
* The Herald *'Deeply lyrical yet crystal clear in its language, MacCaig's poetry is a must-have'
* Sunday Herald *Norman MacCaig was born in Edinburgh in 1910. His formal education was firmly rooted in the Edinburgh soil: he attended the Royal High School, Edinburgh University and then trained to be a teacher at Moray House. Having spent years educating young children he later taught Creative Writing, first at Edinburgh University, then at the University of Stirling. He died in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904598268 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904598269 |
| Title | The Poems of Norman MacCaig |
| Author | Norman Maccaig |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2005-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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