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Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994)[1] was a Scottish poet and writer, born in Glasgow. Extracts from his diary provide an account of Scottish crofting life.


Employment and university


Maclean left school at 14 and took a variety of mainly labouring jobs.[2] He spent his National Service in India and Malaya, and lived for ten years in Canada. From 1966 to 1970 he attended the University of Edinburgh as a mature student and graduated with an MA in English.[3]


Writings


Maclean began writing poetry at the age of 20, doing so sporadically until 1966.[3] His work appeared in Transatlantic Review and Scottish Poetry. His first book of poems, From the Wilderness, was the Poetry Book Society Choice for 1973.

Extracts from his diary appear alongside those of his father, Ian Maclean (1898–1973), in Night Falls on Ardnamurchan. The book gives a humorous, perceptive and moving account of the Scottish crofting life.[4]


Awards



Books



References


  1. Scottish Poetry Library catalogue
  2. Poetry Book Society Bulletin, No 79: Christmas 1973
  3. Poetry Introduction 2. Faber & Faber. 1972. p. 121. ISBN 0571097898.
  4. Irene and Alan Taylor, eds: The Assassin's Cloak. An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (Edinburgh: Canongate Books, 2000), p. 656.
  5. "Alasdair Maclean". Scottish Poetry Society. Retrieved 18 February 2022.



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