num_pages: 288
description: This selection explores the diversity of Hugh MacDiarmid's work, from delicate lyrics derived from the Scots ballad tradition to fierce polemic. A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle and On a Raised Beach - with a full glossary of its technical terms -are included, as are glossed Scots words at the foot of each page and an illuminating memoir by MacDiarmid's son, Michael Grieve.
language: Scots
title: Selected Poetry
titlecomplete: Selected Poetry
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 35
places: Scotland
publisher: Carcanet Pr