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Fifteen Poems Of Iain Crichton Smith
Iain Crichton Smith was a prolific and accomplished writer in English and Gaelic, as well as a capable dramatist, but it is as a poet above all that his reputation will endure. This double CD contains recordings of Iain Crichton Smith reading his poems. Commentary by John Blackburn looks at the key themes in the poems.
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