Sorley MacLean (1911–1996) Scottish poet
Douglas Young in Van Eerde, John; Williamson, Robert (1978). "Sorley MacLean: A Bard and Scottish Gaelic".
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“Poetry can be written only because it has been written.”
"The Responsibility of the Poet".
What Are People For? (1990)
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