Collected poems of Hugh MacDiarmid
by Hugh MacDiarmid
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An unsatisfactory edition made obsolete by the Penguin Complete Poems in 1985, but I was sure glad to have it at the time.
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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. MacDiarmid published the poem "Annals of the Five," and show more "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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