Hugh MacDiarmid
1923 - 2023
"Hugh MacDiarmid 1923-2023: Visions & Revisions"
International conference, 15-16 June 2023, University of Brest
Organised by Camille Manfredi (HCTI, University of Brest), Philippe Laplace (University of Franche-Comté), Lindsay Blair (University of the Highlands and Islands), Alan Riach (University of Glasgow), Fiona Paterson (University of Glasgow), Monika Szuba (University of GdaÅ„sk)
On the centenary of the publication of Annals of the Five Senses, this international Hugh MacDiarmid conference will examine MacDiarmid’s/Grieve’s achievements, commitments, and the mark he has left on the literary and political landscapes of Scotland and Europe.
Conference venue :
University of Brest, 20 Rue Duquesne - C219
"I'll ha'e nae hauf-way hoose, but aye be whaur
Extremes meet - it's the only way I ken
To dodge the curst conceit o' bein' richt
That damns the vast majority o' men."
A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle (1926)
- Hugh MacDiarmid -