Tidsler

by William Neill

A mix between Keltic Poems and the translated version in Danish. Humorous and lifechanging at the same time.

67 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

William Neill was an Ayrshire-born poet who wrote in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, Scots and English. He was a major contributing voice to the Scottish Renaissance. He lived in Galloway and taught English at Castle Douglas High School.

Neill was educated at Ayr Academy. He joined the RAF in 1938 and rose to the rank of Master Navigator. After service, he took an Honours degree in Celtic studies and English at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1968.

His first collection of poems was published when he was in his fifties; Selected Poems 1969-1992 by Canongate in 1994. Caledonian Cramboclink was published by Luath Press in 2002. William Neill's impressive body of work includes translations from various European languages, often exploring other 'minority' European languages and attitudes to them.

Neill was a frequent contributor to Catalyst and Gairm magazines and subsequently became the second editor of Catalyst. Awards for poetry included The Grierson Verse Prize (1970), Sloan Prize (1970) and a Scottish Arts Council Book Award (1985). He took the National Mod's bardic crown at Aviemore in 1969.