Michael Ogilvie Imlah, plus connu sous le nom de Mick Imlah, était un poète et éditeur écossais dont l'œuvre se caractérisait par une observation perspicace et un intellect vif. Sa poésie explorait souvent les complexités de la vie moderne, mêlant réflexions personnelles à des thèmes culturels et sociétaux plus larges. Le style distinctif d'Imlah, marqué par un langage précis et des tournures inattendues, captivait autant les lecteurs que les critiques. Ses contributions ont laissé une marque significative dans la littérature britannique contemporaine.
This volume is the first anthology to offer a view over the entire history of Scottish poetry, extending from the sixth to the end of the 20th century, and representing each of its stylistic currents with clarity and verve.
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. The editors explain in their prefaces their choice of poems and their personal/critical reactions to them.Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92) was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, the sixth of eleven children of a clergyman. After a childhood marked by trauma, he went up to Cambridge in 1828, where he met Arthur Hallam, whose premature death had a lasting influence on Tennyson's life and writing. His two volumes of Poems (1842) established him as the leading poet of his generation, and of the Victorian period. He was created Poet Laureate in 1850 and in 1883 accepted a peerage.