Walter Perrie (born 1949) is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic. He has also published under the pseudonym Patrick MacCrimmon.
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. He subsequently gained an MPhil degree from the University of Stirling.<ref name = "Mackintosh2026">Mackintosh, Jim, Riach, Alan, & Robertson, James (eds.) (2026), Ayont the Thistle: A gallimaufry of poetry and prose to mark the centenary (1926 - 2026) of Hugh MacDiarmid's 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle''', Tippermuir Books Limited, Perth, pp. 400 & 401, </ref>
Career Since the 1970s, Walter Perrie has been a poet, editor, travel writer and contributor to numerous magazines and periodicals. He 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 since 2004. 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.).Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004) Retrieved 15 November 2010Scottish Poetry Library – list of publishers. Fras Publications Retrieved 15 November 2010Scottish Poetry Library – biography, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010 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)Scottish Arts Council Archive – poem of the month, February 2009. Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010 Gathering Flame and Stone (Rymour, 2026)
Contributions include to Scots Language and Literature (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979)‘Scots Language and Literature’ (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979): contributor, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010 and to The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry.'' The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry (edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan) - Walter Perrie, contributor Retrieved 15 November 2010Dunning Parish Historical Society Retrieved 15 November 2010
Awards Winner in 1979 of the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Trust Award,Society of Authors, London The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards. Archive of winners Retrieved 15 November 20101979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979 Retrieved 15 November 2010 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.
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