“…some of his poems conjure a tranced, hyperaware state at once microscopic and cosmic. He could do lyrical, musical, poignant, folksy, humorous…”

—Ajay Close on how William Soutar was written out of history

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https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/william-soutar-the-poetic-genius-written-out-of-scottish-history-1434109

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…Man sall tak wings;
And, as a bird, flee owre the wa’ o’ the world
To bigg his nest in the braid breast
O’ Cassiopeia
Or whaur the galaxy hings like a watergaw
Lippen on nae sin…

—William Soutar, “Apotheosis” – a poetical science-fiction extravaganza

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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/a-kist-o-skinlan-things/

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Whaur yon broken brig hings owre;
Whaur yon water maks nae soun’;
Babylon blaws by in stour:
Gang doun wi’ a sang, gang doun…

—William Soutar, “Song”

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https://allpoetry.com/poem/12085915-Song-by-William-Soutar

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