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Hugh MacDiarmid

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Scottish poet, pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (1892-1978)

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Christopher Murray Grieve, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Renaissance and has had a lasting impact on Scottish culture and politics.

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Poster for Hugh MacDiarmid exhibition held at the National Library of Scotland in honour of his 75th birthday in 1967Poster for Hugh MacDiarmid exhibition held at the National Library of Scotland in honour of his 75th birthday in 1967McDiarmid (bottom row, third from left) in a photograph of attendees of Malcolm X's speech at the Oxford Union, 3 December 1964. The two debated that day on the use of force to resist oppression.[15]McDiarmid (bottom row, third from left) in a photograph of attendees of Malcolm X's speech at the Oxford Union, 3 December 1964. The two debated that day on the use of force to resist oppression.[15]Plaque on a building near Gladstone Court Museum, Biggar, South Lanarkshire which was opened by MacDiarmid in 1968. The inscription reads "Let the lesson be - to be yersel's and to mak' that worth bein'". Sculpted by Douglas Robertson 1995.Plaque on a building near Gladstone Court Museum, Biggar, South Lanarkshire which was opened by MacDiarmid in 1968. The inscription reads "Let the lesson be - to be yersel's and to mak' that worth bein'". Sculpted by Douglas Robertson 1995.MacDiarmid Memorial near LangholmMacDiarmid Memorial near Langholm

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Margaret TaitAlso in Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait (1964)

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Christopher Murray Grieve, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Renaissance and has had a lasting impact on Scottish culture and politics. He was a founding member of the National Party of Scotland in 1928 but left in 1933 due to his Marxist-Leninist views. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain the following year only to be expelled in 1938 for his nationalist sympathies. He subsequently stood as a parliamentary candidate for both the Scottish National Party (1945) and Communist Party of Great Britain (1964).

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Lived 1892 to 1978 · aged 86
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