encouraged native playwrights including robert mclellan writers emerged second world war followed macdiarmid writing scots including robert garioch sydney goodsir smith others demonstrated greater interest english language poetry among norman maccaig george bruce maurice lindsay ref name visitingartsscotland george mackay brown orkney iain crichton smith lewis wrote poetry prose fiction shaped distinctive island backgrounds ref name visitingartsscotland glaswegian poet edwin morgan became known translations works wide range european languages also first scots makar official national poet
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