Edwin Morgan resource
Edwin Morgan has written hundreds of poems and translations on countless subjects and in a dizzying variety of forms and styles from Glasgow Sonnets to Science Fiction, opera libretto to Concrete poetry, live performance with jazz saxophonist Tommy Smith to the Instamatic poems.
Edwin is widely acclaimed as Scotland's greatest living poet. In 2004 the title of 'Scots Makar' was formally bestowed on Edwin effectively creating the first 'Poet Laureate' of Scotland.
Literacy and Numeracy Scotland is developing a new Edwin Morgan resource for schools. The resource will feature video clips of Liz Lochhead and Edwin in conversation about his life, inspirations and poetry, as well as audio performances of 27 of Edwin's poems with accompanying teaching ideas and interactives.
As a brief taster of the Edwin Morgan resource we have made a number of Edwin's poems available with performances by Liz Lochhead, Professor Jim McGonigal, Hamish Whyte and the Lord Provost of Glasgow Liz Cameron.
(c) Edwin Morgan. Poems appear with kind permission of Carcanet Press and Mariscat Press. Images by kind permission of EdwinMorgan.com. With thanks to Edwin and the Scottish Poetry Library.
Edwin Morgan interview
Find out about Edwin Morgan by watching this interview conducted by Liz Lochhead.
Edwin Morgan poems
Read and listen to a selection of Edwin Morgan Poems available online.