A Book of Lives

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Carcanet, 2007 - Poetry - 105 pages
Containing poems written by Edwin Morgan during the past six years, this collection looks at human life from a variety of perspectives, encompassing a range of themes, the foremost of which is history. This new work displays the author's characteristic willingness to experiment with a variety of subjects, from the history of cancer to the new Scottish parliament.

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For the Opening of the Scottish Parliament 9 October
9
The Battle of Bannockburn
16
Retrieving Renewing
22
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Edwin Morgan was a professor of English at Glasgow University and retired in 1980. He has since been a visiting professor at Strathclyde University and at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.

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