Duncan Glen

Professor Duncan Munro Glen (11 January 1933 – 20 September 2008) was a Scottish poet, literary editor and Emeritus Professor of Visual Communication at Nottingham Trent University. He became known with his first full-length book, ''Hugh MacDiarmid and the Scottish Renaissance''. His many verse collections included from ''Kythings and other poems'' (1969), ''In Appearances'' (1971), ''Realities Poems'' (1980), ''Selected Poems 1965–1990'' (1991), ''Selected New Poems 1987–1996'' (1998) and ''Collected Poems 1965–2005'' (2006). His ''Autobiography of a Poet'' appeared with Ramsay Head Press in 1986. He edited ''Akros'' magazine for 51 numbers from August 1965 to October 1983. His work to promote Scottish poets and artists included Hugh MacDiarmid and Ian Hamilton Finlay, among others. Some of his poetry was translated into Italian. Provided by Wikipedia