Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
Edwin Morgan
Born: April 27, 1920
Died: August 17, 2010 (aged 90)
Bio: Edwin George Morgan was a Scottish poet and translator who was 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.
Known for:
- A Book of Lives (2007)
- New selected poems (2000)
- Cathures (2002)
- Sonnets from Scotland (1984)
- Collected Translations (1996)