Walter Perrie

Walter Perrie (born 1949) is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic. He has also published under the pseudonym Patrick MacCrimmon.[1]

Education

Born in the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the Hamilton Academy, and studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.[1] (He subsequently gained a further degree from the University of Stirling.)

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 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.)[2][3][4]. He was a James Merrill Fellow in Stonington, CT in 2017.

Works

Perrie's published works include:

  • (as Patrick MacCrimmon) Deidre, 1971
  • Ulysses, 1971
  • (ed. with Hugh MacDiarmid) 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)[5]

Contributions include to Scots Language and Literature (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979)[6] and to The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry.[2][4][7][8][9]

Awards

Winner in 1979 of the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Trust Award,[10][11] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Trevor Royle (1984). "Perrie, Walter". Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-349-07587-4.
  2. ^ a b c Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004) Retrieved 15 November 2010
  3. ^ Scottish Poetry Library – list of publishers. Fras Publications Retrieved 15 November 2010
  4. ^ a b Scottish Poetry Library – biography, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  5. ^ Scottish Arts Council Archive – poem of the month, February 2009. Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  6. ^ ‘Scots Language and Literature’ (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979): contributor, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  7. ^ The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry (edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan) - Walter Perrie, contributor Retrieved 15 November 2010
  8. ^ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. Taylor & Francis. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-85743-178-0.
  9. ^ Dunning Parish Historical Society Retrieved 15 November 2010
  10. ^ Society of Authors, London The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards. Archive of winners Retrieved 15 November 2010
  11. ^ 1979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979 Retrieved 15 November 2010