Edwin Morgan
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Edwin Morgan was a pioneering 20th-century Scottish poet and translator, celebrated for his experimental style, science fiction themes, and role as Scotland’s first national poet (Makar).
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin Morgan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish poet
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cholmondeley Award
NERFINISHED
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Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Edwin George Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Necropolis, Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-08-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2010 (as Scots Makar) ⓘ |
| genre |
concrete poetry
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poetry ⓘ science fiction poetry ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Order of the British Empire (OBE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Scottish poets ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society of Literature
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Scottish Arts Council (as adviser) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Army Medical Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Scottish Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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concrete poetry movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edwin Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental poetry
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pioneering concrete poetry in Scotland ⓘ role as first national poet (Makar) of Scotland ⓘ use of science fiction themes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Glasgow to Saturn
NERFINISHED
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Sonnets from Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Divan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Second Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtual and Other Realities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Glasgow Poet Laureate
NERFINISHED
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Professor of English ⓘ Scottish national poet (Makar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| startTime | 2004 (as first Scots Makar) ⓘ |
| translatedFrom |
French
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German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Old English ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
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