Edwin Morgan (poet)

Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (died 2010)

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Born: April 27, 1920
Died: August 17, 2010
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1920

About Edwin Morgan (poet)

Edwin George Morgan (27 April 1920 – 19 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland. == Life and career == Morgan was born in Glasgow and grew up in Rutherglen. His parents were Presbyterian. He convinced his parents to finance his membership of several book clubs in Glasgow. The Faber Book of Modern Verse (1936) was a "revelation" to him, he later said. Morgan entered the University of Glasgow in 1937. He studied French and Russian, while self-educating in "a good bit of Italian and German" as well.

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Career and life highlights

Morgan first expressed his identity as a gay man in Nothing Not Giving Messages: Reflections on his Work and Life (1990).
In 2007, Morgan contributed two poems to the compilation Ballads of the Book, for which a range of Scottish writers created poems to be made into songs by Scottish musicians.
In his will he left almost £1 million to the Scottish National Party.

Edwin Morgan (poet) timeline

1990Morgan first expressed his identity as a gay man in Nothing Not Giving Messages: Reflections on his Work and Life (1990).
1999In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate.
2007In 2007, Morgan contributed two poems to the compilation Ballads of the Book, for which a range of Scottish writers created poems to be made into songs by Scottish musicians.

The world when Edwin Morgan (poet) was born

Edwin Morgan (poet) was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1920

#1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Edwin Morgan (poet)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1920	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,296	$435,000
Average income	$3,269	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	106.0M	341 million

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