ABOUT THIS BOOK
Nineteen Poems of Norman MacCaig
This CD is an excellent tool for classroom study, as well as giving users a chance to hear some of Scotland’s best-loved poems read by the author himself.
Norman MacCaig
Norman MacCaig (1910-1996) was born in Edinburgh and spent most of his working life in that city, as a schoolteacher and as a poet. He was one of the most distinctive Scottish writers of the 20th century, a master of lyric, a brilliant and witty observer. He was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Poetry in 1986.
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