Poetic Obituaries: Brought up as a Roman Catholic,

he [Tom McGrath] instinctively looked away from the repressiveness of Scottish Presbyterianism and towards the freedom offered by American culture, in particular Charles Olson, Gertrude Stein, Jack Kerouac and Charlie Parker. His first poems were published in 1962 and, by 1965, he was reading at the first international Poetry Olympics at the Royal Albert Hall alongside Allen Ginsberg.

While supporting a family in Bermondsey, south-east London--bringing up four daughters with his wife Maureen--McGrath was drawn to the burgeoning underground scene.

from The Guardian: Tom McGrath
also The Stage: Scottish playwright McGrath dies aged 68

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