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100 Favourite Scottish Poems
Stewart Conn
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Description for 100 Favourite Scottish Poems
Paperback. Represents anonymous medieval ballads to the renowned work of Sir Walter Scott and Edwin Morgan. This anthology also includes the top 20 of the nation's favourite poetic pieces, chosen by BBC Scotland listeners. It also represents Scotland's most famous poets such as: Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, Muriel Spark, and others. Editor(s): Conn, Stewart. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
100 Favourite Scottish Poems brings together the best and best-loved of Scottish poetry. From anonymous medieval ballads to the renowned work of Sir Walter Scott and Edwin Morgan, the cream of the nation's poetry - from the Borders to Shetland - is represented in this carefully chosen anthology. 100 Favourite Scottish Poems includes the Top 20 of the nation's favourite poetic pieces, chosen by BBC Scotland listeners in a recent web poll. Scotland's most famous poets are represented - Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, Muriel Spark, Iain Crichton Smith, Liz Lochhead, plus many more.
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905222612
SKU
V9781905222612
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Ref
99-12
About Stewart Conn
Stewart Conn was born in Glasgow in 1936, brought up in Kilmarnock, and now lives in Edinburgh. Married with two sons, he is a renowned poet, Honorary President of the Shore Poets, was the first recipient of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland's Iain Crichton Smith Award for services to literature, and was Edinburgh's inaugural Makar or Poet Laureate from ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Favourite Scottish Poems
Both wit and wisdom, and that fusion of the two which can touch the heart as well as the mind, distinguishes the work selected by Stewart Conn for his anthology 100 Favourite Scottish Poems (Luath Press and Scottish Poetry Library, £7.99). This lovely little book ranges from Dunbar to Douglas Dunn, taking in just about all the major and most ... Read more