The Many Days
Selected Poems of Norman MacCaig

'Illuminatingly breaks down the work into thematic areas that allow the poems to speak not only for themselves but also, in Watson's arresting phrase, among themselves,' Brian Morton, Scottish Review of Books

'Clear-eyed but spirited, delightful but sharp, emotive but never sentimental, this selection is representative of an important and influential poet,' Kevin MacNeil, author of Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides and A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde

One the centenary of his birth one hundred of Norman MacCaig's best poems are brought together, edited by Roderick Watson. MacCaig's fresh eye saw remarkable newness even in the everyday so each poem, although grouped in related subjects, is a tiny revelation, a new look at an old friend. Celebrate, renew, discover Norman MacCaig on the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.

Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was born in Edinburgh. He lived there all his life, though lengthy annual visits to Assynt enriched his life and work. He attended the Royal High School, studied Classics at Edinburgh University and then trained as a teacher. Having spent years teaching in primary schools, he later taught Creative Writing at Edinburgh University, then at the University of Stirling. In later life MacCaig's reputation grew even further and his work was recognised by the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and many other distinctions. However, his reputation as the 'grand old man' of Scottish poetry rested less on these than on his continuing creative work, his teaching and reading, and his fruitful influence on younger writers.

'Illuminatingly breaks down the work into thematic areas that allow the poems to speak not only for themselves but also, in Watson's arresting phrase, among themselves,' Brian Morton, Scottish Review of Books

 

ISBN	1846971713
ISBN13	9781846971716
Publisher	Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format	Paperback
Publication date	29/10/2010
Pages	128
Weight (grammes)	159
Published in	United Kingdom
Height (mm)	198
Width (mm)	129

Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was born in Edinburgh. He lived there all his life, though lengthy annual visits to Assynt enriched his life and work. He attended the Royal High School, studied Classics at Edinburgh University and then trained as a teacher. Having spent years teaching in primary schools, he later taught Creative Writing at Edinburgh University, then at the University of Stirling. In later life MacCaig\'s reputation grew even further and his work was recognised by the Queen\'s Gold Medal for Poetry and many other distinctions. However, his reputation as the \'grand old man\' of Scottish poetry rested less on these than on his continuing creative work, his teaching and reading, and his fruitful influence on younger writers.