The Many Days: Selected Poems of Norman McCaig - Softcover

MacCaig, Norman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846971713 ISBN 13: 9781846971716

Publisher: Birlinn, 2022

Synopsis

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 a celebration of MacCaig's life - 2010 is the hundredth anniversary of his birth - and it features 100 of his best poems, edited by his son Ewen.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

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.

Review:

'I have always loved the mixture of strictness and susceptibility in Norman MacCaig's work. It is an ongoing education in the marvellous possibilities of lyric poetry'. - Seamus Heaney
'I have read or re-read every poem (in the Collected Poems), and I think it one of the greatest literary experiences of my life.' - Sorley MacLean
'Whenever I meed his poems, I'm always struck by their undated freshness; everything about them is alive, as new and essential, as ever.' --Ted Hughes

About this edition

• Publisher: Birlinn
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1846971713
• ISBN 13: 9781846971716
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Watson Roderick