Walter Perrie (born 1949) is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic. He has also published under the pseudonym Patrick MacCrimmon.

Education

Born in the village of

Quarter, South Lanarkshire Quarter is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the hill above the Clyde Valley. History Francis Groome described the village in 1884-4 thus: :"Quarter Ironworks and Darngaber, a conjoint village in Hamilton parish, Lanarkshire, 3 mil ...

, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the

Hamilton Academy Hamilton Academy was a school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, and was featured in a 1950 Scottish Seconda ...

, and studied philosophy at the

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. (He subsequently gained a further degree from the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built w ...

Career

Since the 1970s, Walter Perrie has been a poet, editor, travel writer and contributor to numerous magazines and periodicals. Perrie was a founding co-editor in 1969 of the literary magazine '' Chapman'' (Chapman Publishing, Edinburgh), editing the magazine until 1975. Managing Editor, 1985–90, of ''Margin:International Arts Quarterly'', Perrie has also been editor of ''

Lines Review ''Lines Review'' was a Scottish poetry journal founded by the publisher Callum Macdonald in 1952. Its original editorial board included the Scottish poets Sydney Goodsir Smith, Hugh MacDiarmid, Norman MacCaig, Sorley MacLean and Denis Peploe. L ...

'' and, with John Herdman, ''Fras'' magazine. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

, Canada, 1984–85, Perrie is also a former Writer in Residence,

(1991.)Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004)
Retrieved 15 November 2010
Retrieved 15 November 2010

Works

Perrie's published works include: * (as Patrick MacCrimmon) ''Deidre'', 1971 * ''Ulysses'', 1971 * (ed. with

Hugh MacDiarmid Christopher Murray Grieve (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978), best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid (), was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Rena ...

) ''Metaphysics and Poetry'', 1975 * ''Surge aquilo'', 1975 * ''Poem on a Winter Night'', 1976 * ''A Lamentation for the Children'', 1977 * ''By Moon and Sun'', 1980 * ''Out of Conflict'', 1982 * ''Concerning the Dragon'', 1984 * ''Roads that Move: A Journey Through Eastern Europe'', 1991 * ''Thirteen Lucky Poems'', 1991 * ''From Milady's Wood and Other Poems'', (Scottish Contemporary Poets series: Scottish Cultural Press, 1977) * ''The Light in Strathearn'' (poems), 2000 * ''Decagon: Selected Poems 1995-2005'' * ''The Corbie an the Tod'' (Fras Publications: Twelve Fables of La Fontaine made owre intil Scots (Blair Atholl 2007)) * ''Lyrics and Tales in Twa Tongues'' (2008) (supported by a Scottish Arts Council Writer's Bursary) Contributions include to ''Scots Language and Literature'' (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979) and to ''The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry.''

Awards

Winner in 1979 of the

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Eric Gregory Trust Award, 1979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979 Retrieved 15 November 2010 Walter Perrie has been awarded

Scottish Arts Council The Scottish Arts Council ( gd, Comhairle Ealain na h-Alba, sco, Scots Airts Cooncil) was a Scottish public body responsible for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland. The Council primarily distributed funding from the ...

Bursaries in 1976, 1983, 1994 and 1999; the Book Awards, 1976 and 1983; the

Ingram Merrill Foundation The Ingram Merrill Foundation was a private foundation established in the mid-1950s by poet James Merrill (1926-1995), using funds from his substantial family inheritance.J. D. McClatchyBraving the Elements ''The New Yorker'', 27 March 1995. Retriev ...

Award in 1987 and the

Traveling Scholarship in 2000.

References

External links

Society of Authors, London
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