News at Eleven: Edwin Morgan was Scotland's greatest

living poet and the natural choice in 2004 to become the country's first makar--its national poet laureate. In fact, the role was created for him.

Finding a successor, though, is proving a little more controversial. More than three months after Morgan's death, confusion surrounds the post and who should fill it, leaving many in the arts community perplexed.

from The Guardian: Scotland stalls on new poet laureate

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