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Norman MacCaig

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Norman MacCaig
BornNorman Alexander McCaig
14 November 1910(1910-11-14)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dee'd23 Januar 1996(1996-01-23) (aged 85)
Edinburgh, Scotland
ThriftPoet, teacher
LeidInglis
NaitionalityScots
CeetizenshipBreetish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Leeterar muivementNew Apocalyptics
Notable awairds
SpooseIsabel Robina Munro (m. 1940–1990)(deceased)
Bairns2

Norman Alexander MacCaig OBE (14 November 1910 – 23 Januar 1996) wis a Scots poet an teacher. His poetry, in modren Inglis, is kent for its humour, simpleecity o leid an great popularity.[1]

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  1. BBC Biography – Norman MacCaig Archived 2010-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, Learning Journeys, Writing Scotland. Retrieved on 9 November 2007.