Hugh MacDiarmid A bust of MacDiarmid in South Gyle, Edinburgh Born Christopher Murray Grieve 11 August 1892 Langholm, Scotland Died 9 September 1978(1978-09-09) (aged 86) Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation Poet Literary movement Scottish Renaissance Christopher Murray Grieve, known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Scottish poet. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a...
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Hugh MacDiarmid A bust of MacDiarmid in South Gyle, Edinburgh Born Christopher Murray Grieve 11 August 1892 Langholm, Scotland Died 9 September 1978(1978-09-09) (aged 86) Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation Poet Literary movement Scottish Renaissance Christopher Murray Grieve, known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Scottish poet. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a...