Motion · S3M-06853 · 20 Aug 2010
Edwin Morgan, Scotland’s National Poet
The motion
That the Parliament notes with sadness the death of Scotland’s national poet, the Scots Makar and Glasgow’s first poet laureate this week at the age of 90 in his care home in Glasgow; notes that Edwin Morgan is regarded as one of the greatest and influential poets of our time, known for his differing, experimental and wide-ranging styles, his love poetry and his work as a translator of poetry, as a teacher and as a playwright; notes that Morgan was born in the west end of Glasgow then brought up in Rutherglen, which inspired his first published piece, The Cathkin Braes, in 1952, and went on to teach in the University of Glasgow, and believes that Glasgow and Scotland have sadly lost an artist of irreplaceable literary brilliance.
Supporters (23)
- Ms Wendy Alexander 24 Aug 2010
- Aileen Campbell 24 Aug 2010
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 24 Aug 2010
- Ross Finnie 24 Aug 2010
- Jim Hume 24 Aug 2010
- James Kelly 24 Aug 2010
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 24 Aug 2010
- Christina McKelvie 24 Aug 2010
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 24 Aug 2010
- Hugh O'Donnell 24 Aug 2010
- Sandra White 24 Aug 2010
- Ken Macintosh 25 Aug 2010
- Mike Pringle 25 Aug 2010
- Robin Harper 26 Aug 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 26 Aug 2010
- Linda Fabiani 27 Aug 2010
- Jack McConnell 27 Aug 2010
- Alison McInnes 27 Aug 2010
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 30 Aug 2010
- Gil Paterson 30 Aug 2010
- Dr Richard Simpson 30 Aug 2010
- Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 9 Sep 2010
- David Stewart 15 Sep 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.