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Another Look at the Thistle

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The work of Hugh MacDiarmid still bulks large in the minds of Scottish writers, but it's nearly 60 years since the appearance of A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle. Is there any such urgency and energy in Scottish poetry today?
Neil Corcoran , Lecturer in English at Sheffield University, explores the preoccupations of recent Scottish poetry and assesses its achievements. Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester (R)

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Hugh MacDiarmid
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Neil Corcoran
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