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Post by needbandmates on Apr 19, 2010 13:00:51 GMT -5
Although we're probably most famous for Robert Burns if anyone is interested in any modern Scottish Poetry have a look at Edwin Morgans work on his site: www.edwinmorgan.com/His stuff is fantastic. Let me know what you think
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Post by ~Crystal~ on Apr 20, 2010 15:41:49 GMT -5
Glascow Sonnets isn't too bad. I can't believe he actually did that Loch Ness Monster's song though. Haha. It looks like all he did was sit there and write random letters...lol.
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Post by needbandmates on Apr 22, 2010 18:19:08 GMT -5
They're both great poems... but i'm pretty biased haha. The Loch Ness Monsters Song is great deconstruction of language to its simplest form of noises and sounds. He's a fan of experimentation and has also collaborated with musicians such as Scotlands Idlewild. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLURgkx5eqg&feature=relatedHis collaborations with Roddy Woomble of Idlewild spawned a whole album of Scottish poets and writers giving words/lyrics to Scottish musicians to form songs with great results, definitely worth a listen. Some great Scottish writers and musicians on there!
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