As it's Hugh MacDiarmid's birthday, I thought I'd share my 2005 article on MacDiarmid, Edwin Muir, and Scottish modernism, available to read on JSTOR if you have a free account or library access. [corrected from earlier post!]

Quoted his work several times! Sad to hear this

Timothy C. Baker@timothycbaker.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today was Cairns Craig's funeral, and it's strange that he's been such a constant figure in my academic career that it's only now that the loss is hitting me. Cairns gave the first lecture on Scottish Lit I remember attending (on Edwin Morgan). www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/profess...

Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie, Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill. (Robert Louis Stevenson)

Perfect post for a rainy day @asls.org.uk !

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The wonderful voice of Edwin Muir reading the Two Brothers, around 29 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #edwinmuir

Poetry Extra - Elizabeth Jennings, John Donne, Jenny Joseph and Edwin Muir - BBC Sounds

Daljit Nagra chooses poets Donne, Jennings, Joseph and Muir from the BBC's poetry archive.

bbc.co.uk

Now and again mail still arrives for Dad from subscriptions he had that we forgot about. This one hurts because Dad and I used to look through it and chat about the articles. He always saved it for me just in case. Time to change the subscription to me!

A new addition to my Edwin Muir collection! First edition and it is signed! #grateful #edwinmuir #scottishliterature

‘The book is unfortunately a very lugubrious one; but I had to get it out of my system; and I look upon it only as the first third of a whole, the second of which I look upon as noisily comic - if I can bring it off.’ (ed. Butter, 1974) Edwin Muir to his sister & brother in law in 1932 on Poor Tom

Breathing!

Thank you @bars.bsky.social for publishing my review of the Lives and Letters of the Tennyson Women. www.romtext.org.uk/reviews/rt25...

Review of Marion Sherwood and Rosalind Boyce, Letters and Lives of the Tennyson Women (2023)

Visit the post for more.

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‘I scorn death and vow that I meet it innocent of any crime’ A privilege to view Mary’s last letter (Feb 1587) in Perth Museum yesterday with @hannahgrim02.bsky.social and Ollie. The exhibition is free and open until the 26th April - a rare chance to read Mary as portrayed in her own words.

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The Blether@thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Just cast my vote at my old primary school that I attended in the late 60’s early 70’s. Reminded me of the difference in times … please use your vote today

Not that I am biased or anything but this excellent tome is now out in paperback!

Time out with this lady!

Back soon!

Tickets are now available for THE SELKIE'S SONG: Song Cycle at Camphill Blair Drummond, Stirling. www.ticketsource.com/three-rivers... music to new poems by Nalini Paul.

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Two days of just Edwin and I! Checking quotes, references, and writing! Lots of writing! #edwinmuir #scottishliterature #poetry

Looking for clues! We Moderns by Edward Moore aka Edwin Muir! … not my favourite of his works! #edwinmuir

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The Blether@thebletherscotlit.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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‘Of course she did!’ #iykyk

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