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Written by Assoc for Scottish Literature on 2025-01-19 at 13:25

George MacBeth (1932–1992) was born #OTD, 19 Jan

“MacBeth’s language is beautifully melodic: the stanzas unfold like operatic arias, becoming more florid and complex in thought as the poem develops…”

—Carol Rumens discusses MacBeth’s “The God of Love” (text of poem available via the link)

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/jun/07/poem-week-god-love-macbeth

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Written by Assoc for Scottish Literature on 2025-01-19 at 13:26

“MacBeth out-Hughes’ Hughes here. A masterpiece of control, ‘Owl’ is stitched with the kinds of metaphor that capture the brutality of evolutionary purpose in simple, uncompromising phrases”

—Steve Whitaker on George MacBeth’s poem “Owl”

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https://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem-Of-The-Week-Owl-By-George-Macbeth-1932-1992

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