Power From Things Not Declared
Poet, novelist & translator Christopher Whyte in conversation with Michael Shaw, reflecting on queerness, Glasgow & poetry with Edwin Morgan as a central figure
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https://edwinmorgantrust.com/2020/10/26/power-from-things-not-declared/
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In a little rainy mist of white and grey
we sat under an old tree,
drank tea toasts to the powdery mountain…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Picnic”
published in COLLECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 1990)
https://www.carcanet.co.uk/9781847779656/collected-poems/
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Edwin Morgan: A Centenary Celebration
Through music, readings & reflections on Morgan’s life, this 2020 Edinburgh International Book Festival event takes you on a beautiful journey into the mind of a Scottish poetic genius
14/14
Presence, Process, Prize
“This collection of essays is intended to explore the world of Edwin Morgan & act as a companion to his multifaceted trajectory through space & time”
—read the Introduction to the INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO EDWIN MORGAN ☝️ online
13/14
INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO EDWIN MORGAN
Ed. Alan Riach
Edwin Morgan is one of the giants of modern poetry. In his long life he produced an incredible range of work, from the playful to the profound.
Available in print or online via Project MUSE
12/14
Edwin Morgan: a poet of international stature
Professor Alan Riach discusses Edwin Morgan’s international context – from our 2020 online Schools Conference
11/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGfaWVIgI4&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WbTLaABqVVk2xHfJdHDtpms
The Poetry of Edwin Morgan
Professor James McGonigal discusses Edwin Morgan’s poetry at our 2015 Schools Conference
10/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk2XEkW0nZQ&list=PLEP9HxY4X7WYcu-9sTwjGIqkJDYOImwgK
“The poetry voice first for me. ‘The Death of Marilyn Monroe’, ‘Los Angeles!’ Blew my socks off! His voice always reminded me a bit of that of Ian McAskill the weatherman…Another South Side boy”
—James McGonigal & John Coyle discuss Edwin Morgan
9/14
https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2020/04/in-touch-with-edwin-morgan/
👆 “Signs & Wonders” is one of 47 pieces of Morgan’s prose – journalism, book & theatre reviews, essays & lectures, drama & radio scripts, forewords & afterwords – collected in EDWIN MORGAN: IN TOUCH WITH LANGUAGE, ed. John Coyle & James McGonigal
8/14
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/edwin-morgan-in-touch-with-language/
“Climbing statues and screaming may be more in the expected Glasgow image of hearty gregariousness than an andante at Pollok – yet both are there.”
—Read Edwin Morgan’s 1965 essay “Signs & Wonders” on Glasgow & culture, via Books From Scotland
7/14
https://booksfromscotland.com/2020/04/in-touch-with-language/
'This image of the great dark industrial city blazing with a source of simple widespread pleasure – something childlike in the enjoyment, yet something fitting in the extravagance of the display – is one that appeals to me very much, and it’s perhaps the one that most nearly shows the soul of the place.'
Assoc for Scottish Literature
