Douglas Dunn

Douglas Dunn is a major Scottish poet, editor and critic.  In 1985 his collection Elegies, a moving account of his first wife’s death, became a critical and popular success. He has written over ten collections of poetry, and has also edited several anthologies, including The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry (2000). He was Professor in the School of English at the University of St Andrews from 1991 and was awarded an OBE in 2003.