Edwin Morgan (born April 27, 1920) is a Scottish poet and translator who is associated with the British Poetry Revival. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. He is the last survivor of the canonical 'Big Seven' (the others being Hugh MacDiarmid, Robert Garioch, Norman MacCaig, Iain Crichton Smith, George Mackay Brown, and Sorley MacLean). April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The British Poetry Revival is the general name given to a loose poetic movement in Britain that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Hugh MacDiarmid was the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (August 11, 1892 - September 9, 1978). ... Robert Garioch Sutherland, (May 9, 1909 – April 26, 1981), was a Scottish poet and translator. ... The cover of MacCaigs Selected Poems Norman MacCaig (14 November 1910 – 23 January 1996) was a Scottish poet. ... Iain Crichton Smith (Iain Mac aGhobhainn) (January 1, 1928 - October 15, 1998) was a Scottish man of letters, writing in both English and Scottish Gaelic, and a prolific author in both languages. ... George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996), was a poet, author and dramatist. ... Somhairle MacGill-Eain better known in English as Sorley MacLean (October 26, 1911 - November 24, 1996) was one of the most significant Scots Gaelic poets of the 20th century. ...

Morgan was born in Glasgow and grew up in Rutherglen. He entered Glasgow University in 1937 and, after interrupting his studies to serve in World War II, graduated in 1947 and became a lecturer at the university. He worked at Glasgow University until his retirement in 1980. Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Rutherglen (An Ruadh Ghleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a town bordering on the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Morgan has worked in a wide range of forms and styles, from the sonnet to concrete poetry. His Collected Poems appeared in 1990. He has also translated from a wide range of languages, including Russian, Hungarian, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Many of these are collected in Rites of Passage. Selected Translations (1976). Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch, one of the best-known of the early Italian sonnet writers The term sonnet is derived from the Provençal word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. ... Concrete poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Scottish National Poet (Makar). 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A makar in Scottish literature is a poet or bard, often attached to the royal court. ...

He also features on the Idlewild album The Remote Part on the final track Scottish Fiction. Idlewild may refer to several things: The Scottish rock band Idlewild (band) Nick Sagans novel Idlewild (book) Idlewild Airport was the predecessor name to the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. ... The Remote Part released 2002 (see 2002 in music) is the fourth album by Scottish band Idlewild. ...

Awards¹

• 1972 PEN Memorial Medal (Hungary)
• 1982 OBE
• 1983 Royal Bank of Scotland Book of the Year Award
• 1985 Soros Translation Award (New York)
• 1998 Stakis Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year for Virtual and Other Realities
• 2000 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
• 2001 Weidenfeld Translation Prize for Jean Racine: Phaedra

The Gold Medal for Poetry, originally instituted by King George V, is awarded in some years on 23 April, for a book of verse written by a United Kingdom or British Commonwealth citizen; before 1985 it was awarded only to British writers (this rule clearly not having hardened by 1940). ...

References

• ¹ from Edwin Morgan at www.contemporarywriters.com

External link

• edwinmorgan.com