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Edwin Morgan

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Scottish poet and translator (1920-2010)

United KingdomWritersLived 1920 to 2010 · aged 90
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Edwin George Morgan was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland.

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Poetry by Edwin Morgan inscribed on the pavement on Candleriggs, Glasgow.Poetry by Edwin Morgan inscribed on the pavement on Candleriggs, Glasgow.

Awards 8

1992honorary doctor of the University of Waikato
1992honorary master's degree
1983Saltire Awards
1968Cholmondeley Award
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Connected to Edwin 6

Margaret MahyAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WaikatoLynn DaviesAlso won honorary master's degreeKamau BrathwaiteAlso won Cholmondeley AwardStuart PiggottAlso won Saltire AwardsEdmund BlundenAlso won King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryGeorge Mackay BrownAlso won Cholmondeley Award

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2010 · aged 90
Wikipedia
20 languages

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