of the final work in the collection. A Riddle, below, is translated from Anglo-Saxon.While [Edwin] Morgan's friends said he was often over-critical in choosing his own work for the collection, the poet, who has been battling cancer, joked that not recalling some of the older poems helped his objectivity.
Glasgow-born Morgan was aided in the selection process by friends and fellow poets--publisher Hamish Whyte and James McGonigal, a Glasgow University professor.
from The Herald: New poems and a riddle for Scots Makar's 90th birthday
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