St Andrew’s Day Poem: ‘Canedolia’ by Edwin Morgan
30 Nov '21
Edwin Morgan(1920-2010), Scotland’s first modern Makar, was one of the country’s most playful and curious poets. His vast body of work...
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Poem for Holy Week: Pilate at Fortingall by Edwin Morgan
29 Mar '21
Edwin Morgan wrote a Good Friday poem about a man he met on a Glasgow bus at 3pm that day. You can feel the spring sunshine through the grimy windows...
Two Love Poems by Edwin Morgan
08 Feb '21
As Jackie Kay writes in her introduction to twenty poems by Edwin Morgan about love, ‘Edwin Morgan knew all about love: its mysteries, its...
Liz Lochhead Reads ‘The People’s Poet’, Inspired by Edwin Morgan
29 Apr '20
Liz Lochhead reads her poem 'The People's Poet', which is dedicated to and inspired by poet Edwin Morgan. Recorded at the "Lost Poets" event at the...
Behind the Scenes of the Edwin Morgan Twenties #EM20s
27 Apr '20
2020 marks the centenary year of Edwin Morgan, Scotland’s first poet laureate. To mark the occasion, Polygon has produced five new collections,...
Neu! Reekie! to Celebrate Edwin Morgan’s Centenary in a Live Film Transmission
22 Apr '20
Join our friends Neu! Reekie! on Friday 25th April at 7.30pm as they celebrate the life and work of Edwin Morgan.
