Poetic Obituaries: The writer, poet and historian [Angus Calder]

wrote works covering a wide range of fields, including modern African history.

He had a keen interest in poetry, and as well as writing books on poets such as Byron and Eliot, he worked as an editor of the prose of Hugh MacDiarmid.

An award-winning poet himself, with four collections to his name, his poetry won the 1967 Eric Gregory Award and the 1970 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.

In 1984, he helped to set up the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh and served as its first convener.

from Edinburgh Evening News: Tributes to well versed poetry library founder

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