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Edwin Morgan's Second Life

A Scottish writer learns about the poetry and life of Edwin Morgan as her daughter learns to speak

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Episode 4: McFarlane's Beowulf

Episode 4: McFarlane's Beowulf

As Ishbel concludes the podcast series, she returns to Edwin Morgan's first big piece of work as a writer: his 1952 tran... Read more

23 Feb 2021

46mins

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Episode 3: First Babies on Mercury

Episode 3: First Babies on Mercury

Language learning is a common theme in Edwin Morgan's poetry and a hugely dominant element of Ishbel's life, as her todd... Read more

23 Feb 2021

34mins

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Episode 2: As Glasgow Green

Episode 2: As Glasgow Green

Ishbel takes a walk from her flat to Edwin Morgan's flat, in the West End of Glasgow, exploring her new maps of Glasgow ... Read more

16 Feb 2021

35mins

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Episode 1: A Second Life

Episode 1: A Second Life

Through Edwin Morgan's 1968 poem The Second Life, writer Ishbel McFarlane explores his life and loves, as well as her ow... Read more

11 Feb 2021

25mins

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