The Poems of Norman MacCaig
(Paperback, 3rd)
Publishing Details
The Poems of Norman MacCaig
By (Author) Norman MacCaig
Edited by Ewen McCaig
Birlinn General
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
9th November 2009
3rd
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
821.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
532
Width 156mm, Height 233mm, Spine 44mm
712g
Description
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 is the third edition of "MacCaig's Collected Poems" and is edited by his son Ewen. With 778 poems, 100 of them previously unpublished, this is a remarkable collection.
Reviews
'A wonderful book which will give years of pleasure.' DOUGLAS DUNN 'An ongoing education in the marvellous possibilities of lyric poetry' SEAMUS HEANEY 'Magisterial' THE HERALD
Author Bio
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.
