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Norman MacCaig Poet

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Nov 14, 1910
  • Died: Jan 23, 1996

Norman Alexander MacCaig OBE was a Scottish poet and teacher. His poetry, in modern English, is known for its humour, simplicity of language and great popularity.

And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so. poetry

I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own. nature

When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you can't teach poetry. This is ridiculous. poetry

I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry. poetry

And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it. poetry

I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now. poetry

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

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