Robert Alan Jamieson (born 1958) is a poet and

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ist from

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, Scotland. He grew up in the

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community of Sandness. He works as a creative writing tutor at

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, having been co-editor of the ''

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'' in 1993–1998 and a creative writing fellow at the Universities of

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and

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of the River Clyde') was one of nine former Local government in Scotland, local government Regions and districts of Scotland, regions of Scotland cre ...

in 1998–2001.

Novels

*''Soor Hearts'' (1984) *''Thin Wealth'' (1986) *''A Day at the Office'' (1991), named by Edinburgh-based List Magazine among the 100 Best Scottish Books of All Time: "Each page of this book – a precursor to much modern experimental Scottish fiction – looks more like a work of art than a novel." *''Da Happie Laand'' (2010) *''MacCloud Falls'' (2017)

Poetry

Jamieson writes in the

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of Scots. Some of his works are: *''Shoormal'' (1986) *''Nort Atlantik Drift'' (1999), reprinted in a bilingual edition in 2007. Includes "Laamint fir da tristie", which was selected as a poem of the week at ''

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'' in June 2008. *''Ansin t'Sjaetlin: some responses to the language question'' (2005) *''Plague Clothes'' (2020)

Theatre

*''An Aald Lion Lies Doon'' (1986) *''Beyond the Far Haaf'' (1989), Libretto for a symphonic cantata, music by David Ward.)

Anthologies

*(Contributor) ''Pax Edina: The One O' Clock Gun Anthology'' (Edinburgh, 2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Robert Alan Scottish writers Scottish poets Scottish novelists People from Shetland Living people Writers from Edinburgh 1958 births

Novels

Poetry

Theatre

Anthologies

See also

References