Norman MacCaig: A Man in Assynt

Highlights from a week long celebration of the centenary of the Scottish poet Norman MacCaig by the people of Assynt and friends.

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• Norman
• MacCaig
• poetry
• Assynt
• Lochinver
• Achmelvich
• Scotland
• art
• poems

[Fatpara]

I have family in Assynt. I love this poem.

[worldforests]

Hi Fatpara- yes Its a great poem. One of the many 'Aces' in his poems about Assynt. Have you read the new selected MacCaig poems by Roderick Watson 'The Many Days. A collection of gems.

Bill

[worldforests]

The poem at the beginning is 'Two Men at Once'.

[scotsexile1]

He was my tutor at Stirling University nearly 40 years ago.

[Helios601]

Just bought a huge edition of his work, put together by Ewan and bought in Blackwells/Edinburgh, I hear of Norman being a one of the great Scottish poets, never mind Scotland, I have him as one of the greatest ever. He like to tell the odd porkie or two though, like he never read any books? lol yeah right

[smujiodome]

Thanks for posting this.What's the name of the poem at the beginning.? can't find it in my book..

[01elle01]

I would have loved to have met himxxx Makes me proud to be Scottishx