Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)
Author of Selected Poems
About the Author
Hugh MacDiarmid, one of the greatest figures in 20th century Scottish literature and the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve, was born on August 11, 1892 in Langholm, Scotland. After MacDiarmid served during World War I, he held jobs in political offices and as a teacher and a journalist. show more MacDiarmid published the poem "Annals of the Five," and "A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle," his most famous work. Hugh MacDiarmid died on September 9, 1978 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Hugh MacDiarmid
Lucky Poet: A Self Study in Literature and Political Ideas Being the Autobiography of Hugh Macdiarmid (1972) 19 copies
Sangschaw 5 copies
Northern Numbers: Scottish Poets 2 copies
The fire of the spirit : two poems 2 copies
Albyn ; or, Scotland and the future 2 copies
Collected poems 2 copies
Poetry Like the Hawthorn 1 copy
Three Hymns to Lenin 1 copy
Five Bits Of Miller 1 copy
The age of MacDiarmid : essays on Hugh MacDiarmid and his influence on contemporary Scotland (1980) 1 copy
Stony limits and other poems 1 copy
The Battle Continues 1 copy
Penny Wheep 1 copy
Poems of Hugh MacDiarmid 1 copy
Associated Works
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributor — 496 copies, 2 reviews
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Contributor — 269 copies, 1 review
The Poet's Work: 29 Poets on the Origins and Practice of Their Art (1979) — Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review
Little Reviews Anthology 1945 — Contributor, some editions — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Grieve, Christopher Murray
- Other names
- MacDiarmid, Hugh
- Birthdate
- 1892-08-11
- Date of death
- 1978-09-09
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- journalist
poet
editor - Relationships
- Campsie, Alistair Keith (friend)
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- Montrose, Scotland, UK
Whalsay, Shetland, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Burial location
- Langholm
- Associated Place (for map)
- Scotland, UK
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Reviews
An unsatisfactory edition made obsolete by the Penguin Complete Poems in 1985, but I was sure glad to have it at the time.
Poems in English and Lallans (Scots) by the wonderful Scottish nationalist/Marxist poet, MacDiarmid (C.M. Grieve). Most definitely worth reading.
One of my best purchases during my college years. MacDiarmid at LH: http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000471.php
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