Walter Perrie
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Walter Perrie is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic.
from which he entered the University of Edinburgh
(subsequently gaining a further degree from the University of Stirling
.)
(Chapman Publishing, Edinburgh) and editor until 1975. Managing Editor, 1985-90, of Margin:International Arts Quarterly, Perrie has also been editor of Lines Review
and, with John Herdman, Fras magazine. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow at the University of British Columbia
, Canada, 1984-85, Perrie is also a former Writer in Residence, University of Stirling
(1991.)
Metaphysics and Poetry (with Hugh MacDiarmid
, Walter Perrie, editor), 1974
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.
Eric Gregory Trust Award
, Walter Perrie has been awarded Scottish Arts Council
Bursaries in 1976, 1983, 1994 and 1999; the Book Awards, 1976 and 1983; the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award in 1987 and the Society of Authors
Traveling Scholarship in 2000.
Education
Born in the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the Hamilton AcademyHamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
from which he entered the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
(subsequently gaining a further degree from the University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
.)
Career
Since the 1970’s, 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 Chapman (magazine)Chapman (magazine)
Chapman is a literary magazine based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has published many Scottish and international authors, including Iain Crichton Smith, Alasdair Gray, Sorley MacLean and Kathleen Raine. It covers new poetry and short fiction, as well as critical essays and reviews.It was started in...
(Chapman Publishing, Edinburgh) and editor until 1975. Managing Editor, 1985-90, of Margin:International Arts Quarterly, Perrie has also been editor of Lines Review
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. Latterly its individual editors included the poets Robin...
and, with John Herdman, Fras magazine. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, Canada, 1984-85, Perrie is also a former Writer in Residence, University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
(1991.)
Works
Perrie’s published works include:Metaphysics and Poetry (with Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve , a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century...
, Walter Perrie, editor), 1974
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 Society of AuthorsSociety of Authors
The Society of Authors is a trade union for professional writers that was founded in 1884 to protect the rights of writers and fight to retain those rights .It has counted amongst its members and presidents numerous notable writers and poets including Tennyson The Society of Authors (UK) is a...
Eric Gregory Trust Award
Eric Gregory Award
The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....
, Walter Perrie has been awarded Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council
The Scottish Arts Council is a Scottish public body that distributes funding from the Scottish Government, and is the leading national organisation for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland...
Bursaries in 1976, 1983, 1994 and 1999; the Book Awards, 1976 and 1983; the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award in 1987 and the Society of Authors
Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is a trade union for professional writers that was founded in 1884 to protect the rights of writers and fight to retain those rights .It has counted amongst its members and presidents numerous notable writers and poets including Tennyson The Society of Authors (UK) is a...
Traveling Scholarship in 2000.