Poems of Thirty Years

by Edwin Morgan

Book by Morgan, Edwin

Genres: Poetry

455 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Edwin George Morgan OBE was a Scottish poet and translator who is associated with the Scottish literary renaissance. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Scottish national poet: The Scots Makar.

Reviews

[Robert Reinhard · Rating 4 out of 5]

An unusual range of poetry by a Scots 20th century makar. The Old English translations stand next to odd concrete poetry, traditional forms, love poems that dare not speak their name, and great joy in language in each case.