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IAIN CRICHTON SMITH was born in 1928 on the island of Lewis. Educated at Aberdeen University, he became a teacher after national service. In 1977 he resigned to write full time. He received many awards, including the OBE in 1980. He died in 1998. Carcanet publish his Selected Poems (1985), Collected Poems (1992, paper-back 1996), Ends and Beginnings (1995), The Human Face (1997), The Leaf and the Marble (1998) and Selected Stories (1990).

� POEM OF THE WEEK: 'Old Folk's Party' Iain Crichton Smith's observation of the senior citizen's soiree is so simple in its rhyme structure ('Do' and 'too') and yet so auffused with humanity and sad wisdom. read more

A new edition including previously uncollected work Iain Crichton Smith was an extremely active writer, voraciously reading and constantly reviewing all kinds of books, including detective stories. read more

This is not the first Collected Poems of Iain Crichton Smith. read more

A new music Poetry bloomed in Scotland during the postwar decades, with a range of remarkable figures, including George Mackay Brown, Sorley MacLean, WS Graham, Norman MacCraig and Iain Crichton Smith. read more

Torn Between Tongues When Norman MacCraig said he was worried about Iain Crichton Smith because he hadn't published a book 'for days' it was, I've always felt, not only a joke aimed at his old friend's industry but also a wry commentary on his own relatively modest output. read more

A HIGHER LANGUAGE What Iain Crichton Smith couldn't say. read more

I hope the publication of Ian Crichton Smith's New Collected Poems , as bounteous and loving as they are musically haunting and lyrically graceful, signals a resurgence of interest in this exhilarating and visionary poet. read more

Poem of the Week The late Ian Crichton Smith was brought up in Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and his 1984 collection 'The Exhiles' draws poignantly on the area's history of emigration. read more

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Iain Crichton Smith Books by this author: New Collected Poems Country For Old Men and My Canadian Uncle The Leaf and the Marble The Human Face Ends and Beginnings Collected Poems The Village The Exiles Selected Stories A Life Selected Poems About Reviews IAIN CRICHTON SMITH was born in 1928 on the island of Lewis. Educated at Aberdeen University, he became a teacher after national service. In 1977 he resigned to write full time. He received many awards, including the OBE in 1980. He died in 1998. Carcanet publish his Selected Poems (1985), Collected Poems (1992, paper-back 1996), Ends and Beginnings (1995), The Human Face (1997), The Leaf and the Marble (1998) and Selected Stories (1990). � POEM OF THE WEEK: 'Old Folk's Party' Iain Crichton Smith's observation of the senior citizen's soiree is so simple in its rhyme structure ('Do' and 'too') and yet so auffused with humanity and sad wisdom. read more A new edition including previously uncollected work Iain Crichton Smith was an extremely active writer, voraciously reading and constantly reviewing all kinds of books, including detective stories. read more This is not the first Collected Poems of Iain Crichton Smith. read more A new music Poetry bloomed in Scotland during the postwar decades, with a range of remarkable figures, including George Mackay Brown, Sorley MacLean, WS Graham, Norman MacCraig and Iain Crichton Smith. read more Torn Between Tongues When Norman MacCraig said he was worried about Iain Crichton Smith because he hadn't published a book 'for days' it was, I've always felt, not only a joke aimed at his old friend's industry but also a wry commentary on his own relatively modest output. read more A HIGHER LANGUAGE What Iain Crichton Smith couldn't say. read more I hope the publication of Ian Crichton Smith's New Collected Poems , as bounteous and loving as they are musically haunting and lyrically graceful, signals a resurgence of interest in this exhilarating and visionary poet. read more Poem of the Week The late Ian Crichton Smith was brought up in Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and his 1984 collection 'The Exhiles' draws poignantly on the area's history of emigration. 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 Richard Price: A Month in Portugal read more Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more John Gallas: A Little Andaluciad read more Carcanet Poetry Showcase: 30th April read more The Manchester Writing Competition 2013 read more
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