Liz Lochhead

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Liz Lochhead is a prominent Scottish poet, playwright, and former Scots Makar known for her influential contributions to contemporary Scottish literature and theatre.

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Liz Lochhead canonical 3
Elizabeth Anne Lochhead 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scots Makar
dramatist
human
playwright
poet
translator
awardReceived Cholmondeley Award
Saltire Society Book of the Year Award
surface form: Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award
birthName Liz Lochhead self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elizabeth Anne Lochhead
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1947-12-26
educatedAt University of Glasgow
endTime 2016
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Lochhead
fieldOfWork Scottish literature
drama
poetry
theatre
genre Scottish drama
feminist literature
lyric poetry
givenName Elizabeth
hasInfluenced contemporary Scottish poetry
contemporary Scottish theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
Scots
name Liz Lochhead self-link
notableRole leading figure in the Scottish literary renaissance
notableWork A Choosing: Selected Poems
Blood and Ice
Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
Medea
Perfect Days
The Grimm Sisters
Thebans
True Confessions and New Clichés
occupation dramatist
playwright
poet
translator
placeOfBirth Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
Scotland
positionHeld National Poet for Scotland
Scots Makar
residence Glasgow
sexOrGender female
startTime 2011

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Scottish literature notableAuthor Liz Lochhead
Liz Lochhead name Liz Lochhead self-link
Liz Lochhead birthName Liz Lochhead self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Elizabeth Anne Lochhead