Old maps and new: Selected poems

by Norman MacCaig

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

MacCaig was born in Edinburgh and divided his time, for the rest of his life, between his native city and Assynt in the Scottish Highlands. He registered as a conscientious objector during World War II. In 1967 he was appointed Fellow in Creative Writing at Edinburgh. He became a reader in poetry in 1970, at the University of Stirling.

Reviews

[Stevie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book that introduced me to Norman MacCaig, or rather one poem "Movements" in The Oxford Book Of Contemporary Verse, 1945 1980 prompted/poked/cajoled/forced me to seek him out. His poetry is nothing less than beautiful with an often dark undercurrent of understanding and brimful of wit and intelligence.