The Poems of Norman MacCaig: (3rd)
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The Poems of Norman MacCaig: (3rd)
The Poems of Norman MacCaig: (3rd)

The Poems of Norman MacCaig: (3rd)

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Norman MacCaig (Author) Ewen McCaig (Contributor)  

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This collection of Norman MacCaig's poems is offered as the definitive edition of his work. It has been edited by his son, Ewen. A prolific writer, MacCaig left about 600 unpublished poems after his death; 99 have been selected for inclusion here. The aim of the selection process was to sustain the overall quality of the 1990 Collected Poems, which was compiled by the poet. Unusually, MacCaig's creativity did not decline with age, and most of the unpublished poems date from his seventies and early eighties, adding significantly to his published work from that period. Insight to the writer's life and work is provided in an appreciative introduction by author and critic Alan Taylor, focusing on MacCaig's life and times, and in a collection of MacCaig's words on his own and others' writing.
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.
  • Contributor: Norman MacCaig
  • Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
  • ISBN13: 9781846971365
  • Number of Pages: 532
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x233x44mm
  • Packaged Weight: 712
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Birlinn General
  • Release Date: 2009-11-09
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: 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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