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SORLEY MACLEAN (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) was born on the island of Raasay in 1911. In his family Gaelic traditions, especially of song, survived. He took a first-class degree in English at Edinburgh. He served in North Africa in World War II and was wounded three times. He was instrumental in preserving the teaching of Gaelic in Scottish schools. He died in 1996.

Carcanet is currently working towards a New Collected Poems of Sorley Maclean, also to be published as an e-book.

The Real Maclean When I agreed to be joint editor, along with Emma Dymock, of a new edition of Sorely MacLean's collected poems published to mark his centenary, I underestimated the magnitude of the task which I was taking on. read more

Seamus Heaney, the Guardian Review , Saturday 30th November 2002
The trance and the translation:
Seamus Heaney celebrates the life and work of Scots Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean
Sorley MacLean, who was born on the Island of Raasay in 1911 and died in 1996 on the neighbouring island of Skye, lived two lives as a poet. read more

Sorley MacLean, who died 15 years ago, has been the principal poetic experience of my life (along with the songs of Burns), and it is satisfying at the end of 2011, the centenary of his birth, to see how his stature has been consolidated since his death. read more

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Sorley Maclean Books by this author: Collected Poems From Wood To Ridge About Reviews SORLEY MACLEAN (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) was born on the island of Raasay in 1911. In his family Gaelic traditions, especially of song, survived. He took a first-class degree in English at Edinburgh. He served in North Africa in World War II and was wounded three times. He was instrumental in preserving the teaching of Gaelic in Scottish schools. He died in 1996. Carcanet is currently working towards a New Collected Poems of Sorley Maclean, also to be published as an e-book. The Real Maclean When I agreed to be joint editor, along with Emma Dymock, of a new edition of Sorely MacLean's collected poems published to mark his centenary, I underestimated the magnitude of the task which I was taking on. read more Seamus Heaney, the Guardian Review , Saturday 30th November 2002 The trance and the translation: Seamus Heaney celebrates the life and work of Scots Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean Sorley MacLean, who was born on the Island of Raasay in 1911 and died in 1996 on the neighbouring island of Skye, lived two lives as a poet. read more Sorley MacLean, who died 15 years ago, has been the principal poetic experience of my life (along with the songs of Burns), and it is satisfying at the end of 2011, the centenary of his birth, to see how his stature has been consolidated since his death. read more Sorley MacLean, who died 15 years ago, has been the principal poetic experience of my life (along with the songs of Burns), and it is satisfying at the end of 2011, the centenary of his birth, to see how his stature has been consolidated since his death. read more Sorley MacLean, who died 15 years ago, has been the principal poetic experience of my life (along with the songs of Burns), and it is satisfying at the end of 2011, the centenary of his birth, to see how his stature has been consolidated since his death. read more Week 'Best Books...' read more	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Sam Ruddock: Bibliodiversity read more Lucy Burnett: An Eco-poetic Sensibility read more Chris Beckett: Looking for Abebe, the cook's son read more Richard Price: A Month in Portugal read more Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more
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