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Poetry in Periodicals and Anthologies

1938
MacLean, S.  ‘Ban-ghaidheal’, The Voice of Scotland 1 (June to August 1938), 4.

1943
MacLean, S.  Poetry Scotland 1. Glasgow: William MacLellan, 1943.

1944
MacLean, S.  Scottish Art and Letters, No.1 (1944) [poems ‘Scotus Erigena’ and ‘Reothairt’], 38.

1946
MacLean, S.  ‘Do Bhoirionnach Briagach Coirbte’ [with English translation], Poetry Scotland 3. Glasgow: William Maclellan, 1946.

1948
MacLean, S.  ‘Latha Foghair’, Alba 1 (1948), 14.

1949
MacLean, S.  Poetry Scotland 4, ed. Maurice Lindsay and guest editor Hugh MacDiarmid [includes poems by Sorley MacLean]. Edinburgh: Serif, 1949.

1951
MacLean, S.  ‘Dàn do Eimhir XXII’, Scots Chronicle (1951).

1952
MacLean, S.  Scottish Verse, 1851-1951, selected by Douglas Young [includes poems by Sorley MacLean]. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1952.

1954
MacLean, S.  ‘“Air Sgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn” from an unpublished poem’, Lines Review 4 (January 1954), 28-9.

MacLean, S.  ‘Ceud Soraidh Bhuam’, [words of a Raasay song given by Sorley MacLean, with music], Gairm 8 (Summer 1954), 335-37.

MacLean, S. ‘Chunna mi Long s’ Chaol Chanach’, Gairm 7 (Spring 1954), 232.

MacLean, S. ‘Hallaig’, Gairm 8 (Summer 1954), 360-61.

1955
MacLean, S. ‘Hallaig’, Lines Review 7 (January 1955), 12-16.

MacLean, S.  ‘Selections from An Cuilithionn and One Other Poem’, [includes opening of Part I, and Part IV, with preface by Sorley MacLean], Lines Review 7 (January 1955), 7-12.

1956
MacLean ‘Bha ‘m bàta agam fo sheòl’, Gairm 16 (Summer 1956), 335.

1959
MacLean, S.  Honour’d Shade: an Anthology of New Scottish Poetry to mark the Bicentenary of the Birth of Robert Burns, selected and ed. Norman MacCaig. Edinburgh: Chambers, 1959.

MacLean, S. ‘Sruth Tràghaidh’, Gairm 31 (Spring 1959), 267.

1961
MacLean, S. ‘An Da Ghehenna, 1939-44’, Gairm 35 (Spring 1961), 257.

1962
MacLean, S. ‘An Cuilithionn ‘na Thriùir’, Gairm 40 (Summer 1962), 326-7.

1968
MacLean, S.  Scottish Poetry 3, ed. George Bruce, Maurice Lindsay and Edwin Morgan [includes poems by Sorley MacLean]. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1968.

1969
MacLean, S.  ‘Sixteen Poems from “Dàin do Eimhir”, translated by Iain Crichton Smith, [with a short note by Iain Crichton Smith], Lines Review 28 (March 1969), 25-35.

1970
MacLean, S.  ‘A Girl and Old Songs’, Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 19-20.

MacLean, S.  ‘A’ Mhalairt Bhreugach’, [with English translation, ‘The False Exchange’, dated 1941], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 39.

MacLean, S.  ‘Am Botal Briste’, [with English translation, ‘The Broken Bottle], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 29.

MacLean, S.  ‘Am Mac Stroidheil’, [with English translation, ‘The Prodigal Son, dated 1941], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 38.

MacLean, S.  ‘An Cogadh Ceart’, [with English translation, ‘The Proper War’, dated 1941], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 36-7.

MacLean, S.  ‘Anns a’ Phairce Mhoir’, [with English translation, ‘In the Big Park’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 23-4.

MacLean, S.  Contemporary Scottish Verse 1959-1969 [includes poems by Sorley MacLean], ed. Norman MacCaig and Alexander Scott. London: Calder and Boyars, 1970.

MacLean, S.  ‘Creagan Beaga’, [with English translation, ‘Creagan Beaga], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 24.

MacLean, S.  ‘Creag Dallaig’, [with English translation, ‘Craig Dallaig’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 25.

MacLean, S.  ‘Crioch Dàin Fhada a Stadadh gu h-Obann anns an Dubhlachd 1939’, Gairm 72 (Autumn 1970), 319-21.

MacLean, S.  ‘Cuimhne air Alasdair MacNeacail, Brathair mo Mhathar’, [with English translation, ‘A Memory of Alexander Nicolson, One of My Uncles], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 26-7.

MacLean, S.  ‘Cumha Chaluim Iain MhicGill-Eain’, Gairm 72 (Autumn 1970), 313-18.

MacLean, S.  ‘Da Dhomhnallach’ [with English translation, ‘Two Macdonalds’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 21-2.

MacLean, S.  ‘Dain do Eimhir’ [includes poems XL, XLVI and XLVII, dated 1941, and English translation, ‘Dain do Eimhir’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 32-4.

MacLean, S.  ‘Elegy for Calum I. MacLean’ [poem dated 1968], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 3-8.

MacLean, S.  ‘Extracts from a Longish Unfinished Poem abruptly stopped in December 1939’ [described on the contents page as ‘Extract from the Cuillin’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 16-18.

MacLean, S.  Four Points of a Saltire: the Poetry of Sorley MacLean, George Campbell Hay, William Neill, Stuart Macgregor. Edinburgh: Reprographia, 1970.

MacLean, S.  ‘Glen Eyre’ [poem dated 1940], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 15-16.

MacLean, S.  ‘Gluaisibh gu Deas (27.5.42)’ [with English translation, ‘Move South 27.5.42], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 28.

MacLean, S.  ‘Làrach Eaglais’ [with English translation, ‘A Ruined Church], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 30-31.

MacLean, S. ‘Nighean agus Seann Orain’, Gairm 72 (Autumn 1970), 321-2.

MacLean, S.  ‘Palach’, Scottish International 10 (May 1970), 13.

MacLean, S.  ‘The Woods of Raasay’. Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 9-14.

MacLean, S.  ‘Uilleam Ros is Mi Fhin’ [poem dated 1941, with English translation, ‘William Ross and I’], Lines Review 34 (September 1970), 34-5.

1971
MacLean, S.  ‘Seven Poems from Gaelic of “Dàin do Eimhir” by Sorley MacLean’ [translated by Iain Crichton Smith], Stand 12, No.2 (1971).

MacLean, S.  Voices of our Kind: an Anthology of Contemporary Verse, preface by Maurice Lindsay. Edinburgh: Saltire Society, 1971.

1972-73
MacLean, S.  ‘A’ Bheinn air Chall’ [with English translation, ‘The Lost Mountain’], Lines Review 42-43 (September 1972 to February 1973). 140.

1973
MacLean, S.  Poetry of the Committed Individual: a Stand Anthology of Poetry, ed. Jon Silkin, London: Harmondsworth, Penguin, in association with Gollancz, 1973.

1974
MacLean, S.  ‘The Cave of Gold’, Poetry and Audience: Translations Issue, Vol.20 No.9 (1974), 18-20.

1975
MacLean, S.  Scottish Love Poems: a Personal Anthology, by Antonia Fraser. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1975.

1976
MacLean, S. ‘Aig uaigh Yeats’, Scotia Review 15 (December 1976), 47.

MacLean, S. ‘An Dotair Maclachlainn’, Scotia Review 15 (December 1976), 50.

MacLean, S.  Modern Scottish Poetry: an Anthology of the Scottish Renaissance, 1925-1975, ed. Maurice Lindsay.  Manchester: Carcanet, 1976.

MacLean, S.  Nua-bhàrdachd Ghàidhlig [anthology including poems by Sorley MacLean, Derick Thomson, George Campbell Hay, Iain Crichton Smith and Donald MacAulay], ed. Donald MacAulay. Edinburgh: Southside, 1976.

MacLean, S. ‘Uamha ‘n oir’ [Parts I to III], Chapman 15, vol. IV, no.3 (1976), 6-13.

1977
MacLean, S.  ‘Dà Dhòmhnallach/Two MacDonalds’, Seer (1977), Duncan Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee.

MacLean, S.  ‘Traditional and Modern Gaelic Poetry from Ireland and Scotland’ [several poems by Sorley MacLean included in translation] in Poetry Australia 63 (1977), 98-102.

MacLean, S. ‘Translation of Part III of Uamha ‘n Oir’/The Cave of Gold', Chapman 19, vol. 5, no.1 (1977), 31-33.

1979
MacLean, S.  ‘Am Mur Gorm’ [with English translation by the author, ‘The Blue Rampant’], Cencrastus 1 (August 1979), 17.

1981
MacLean, S.  ‘The Cave of Gold’, Chapman 30 (1981), 3.

1982
MacLean, S.  ‘Screapadal’ [with English translation by the author, ‘Screapadal’], Cencrastus 7 (Winter 1981-1982), 18-19.

[198?]
MacLean, S. ‘On Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh’ [poster with poem by Sorley MacLean] [s.l, 198?]).

[198?]
MacLean, S. For a Celtic Future: a Tribute to Alan Heusaff [includes poem by Sorley MacLean], ed. Cathal O’ Luain. Dublin: Celtic League, [198?].

1984
MacLean, S.  ‘Screapadal’, Radical Scotland (December/January 1984), 2.

1985
MacLean, S.  Poems of the Second World War: the Oasis Selection, ed. Victor Selwyn. London: Dent, 1985.

MacLean, S.  ‘Raasay Wood’, Verse 3 (1985), 44.

1986
MacLean, S.  Às an fhearann, ed. by Malcolm MacLean and Christopher Carrell. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1986.

1987
MacLean, S.  ‘An Cuilithionn’ [Introduction and Part I, with English translation, ‘The Cuillin’], Chapman 50-51, vol.10, nos 1 and 2 (summer 1987), 158-163.

1988
MacLean, S.  ‘An Cuilithionn’ [Part I continued, and Part II, with English translation, ‘The Cuillin’], Chapman 52, vol. 10, no 3 (spring 1988), 36-49.

MacLean, S. ‘An Cuilithionn, Earrann III’ [with English translation, ‘The Cuillin, Part III’], Chapman 53 vol. 10, no 4 (summer 1988), 68-74.

MacLean, S. ‘An Cuilithionn, Earrann IV’ [also contains Earrann V, with English translation ‘The Cuillin, Part IV’, Chapman 54 (autumn 1988), 58-69.

MacLean, S.  ‘Do Uilleam MacMhathain [with English translation, ‘To William Mathieson [sic]’], Cencrastus 31 (Autumn 1988), 8-9.

1989
MacLean, S.  ‘An Cuilithionn, Earrann VI’ [with English translation, ‘The Cuillin, Part VI’], Chapman 55-56 (Spring 1989), 152-163.

MacLean, S. ‘An Cuilithionn, Earrann VII’ [with English translation, ‘The Cuillin, Part VII’, Chapman 57 (Summer 1989), 30-9.

1990
MacLean, S.  ‘Dogs and Wolves’ [poster]. Glasgow: Gaelic Books Council, 1990.

1991
MacLean, S.  ‘At Yeats’ Grave’ in Byzantium: athgabhail ar rogha danta le William Butler Yeats. Indreabhan, Connemara:  Cló Iar-Chonnacta, 1991.

1992
MacLean, S.  ‘Hallaig’ [with English translation, ‘Hallaig’], Lines Review 120 (March 1992), 14-17.

MacLean, S. The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, ed. Douglas Dunn.  London: Faber, 1992.

1993
MacLean, S.  Four Scottish Poetry Posters.  Edinburgh: Book Trust Scotland, 1993.

MacLean, S.  Siud an t-eilean, ed. Ian Stephen. Stornoway: Acair, 1993.

MacLean, S. Sruth na Maoile: Gaelic Poets from Scotland and Ireland, compiled by Michael Davitt and Iain MacDhòmhnaill.  Edinburgh: Canongate, 1993.

MacLean, S. The Collected Shorter Poems of Tom Scott.  Edinburgh: Agenda/Chapman, 1993.

MacLean, S. Under Cover: an Anthology of Contemporary Scottish Writers, ed. Colin Nicholson. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1993.

1994
MacLean, S.  ‘National Poetry Day’ postcard (6 October 1994).  Edinburgh: Scottish Book Centre, 1994.

1995
MacLean, S.  Poetry of the Second World War: an International Anthology, ed. Desmond Graham. London: Chatto & Windus, 1995.

MacLean, S.  ‘Special Celtic Issue [of] Asheville Poetry Review’, Asheville Poetry Review (Fall/Winter 1995).

MacLean, S. The Voice of War: Poems of the Second World War: the Oasis Collection, ed. Victor Selwyn, ed. advisors Denis Healey, Hamish Henderson. London: Michael Joseph, 1995.

MacLean, S.  ‘The Woods of Raasay/Coilltean Ratharsair’, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra programme for ‘Cutting Edge’ concert, 1995.

1996
MacLean, S. Hebridean Odyssey: Songs, Poems, Prose and Pictures from the Hebrides of Scotland, ed. Marion Sinclair and Michael Newton. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1996.

MacLean, S.  ‘Raasay Woods’ [English translation by Kenneth Cox], Chapman 83 (1996), 66-8

MacLean, S.  The Voice of War: Poems of the Second World War: the Oasis Collection, ed. Victor Selwyn, ed. advisors Denis Healey, Hamish Henderson.  London: Penguin, 1996.

1997
MacLean, S. Carmichael’s Book: a Homage to Alexander Carmichael’s Carmina Gaedelica, ed. Alec Finlay. Inverness/Edinburgh: Art Book/Morning Star, 1997.

MacLean, S.  ‘National Poetry Day’ postcard (9 October 1997). Edinburgh: Book Trust Scotland, 1997.

MacLean, S.  Pervigilium Scotiae (Scotland’s Vigil): Tom Scott, Somhairle MacGill-Eain, Hamish Henderson. Buckfastleigh: Etruscan, 1997.

MacLean, S. The School Bag [includes contribution by Sorley MacLean], ed. Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.  London: Faber, 1997.

MacLean, S.  Writing the Wind, a Celtic Resurgence: the new Celtic Poetry, ed. Thomas Rain Crowe, Gwendal Denez and Tom Hubbard.  Cullowhee, North Carolina: New Native, 1997.

1998
MacLean, S.  Celtic Verse: an Inspirational Anthology of Prose, Poems, Prayers and Words of Wisdom [includes poems by Sorley MacLean], ed. Elaine Gill and David Everett. London: Blandford. 1998.

MacLean, S.  The Firebox: Poetry in Britain and Ireland after 1945 [includes poems by Sorley MacLean], ed. Sean O’Brien.  London: Picador, 1998.

MacLean, S. The Penguin Book of Poetry from Britain and Ireland since 1945, ed. Simon Armitage and Robert Crawford.  London: Viking Penguin, 1998.

MacLean, S.  World Poetry: an Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to our Time [contribution by Sorley MacLean], ed. Katharine Washburn, John S. Major, Clifton Fadiman.  New York/London: W.W. Norton, 1998.

1999
MacLean, S. Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Anthology: 1989-1998, ed. Roy Blackman and Michael Laskey. Leiston: Aldeburgh Poetry Trust, 1999.

MacLean, S.  An Tuil: duanaire Gàidhlig an 20mh Ceud, ed. Ronald Black. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1999.

MacLean, S.  Friends and Kangaroos, ed. Moira Burgess and Donny O’Rourke. Glasgow: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 1999.

MacLean, S. The Harvill Book of Twentieth Century Poetry in English, ed. Michael Schmidt. London: Harvill, 1999.

MacLean, S.  Translated Kingdoms: Scottish Poems of the Sea, selected by Jenni Calder:  Edinburgh: NMS, 1999.

MacLean, S.  Wars, ed. Angus Calder. London: Penguin, 1999.

2000
MacLean, S.  20th-Century Scottish Poems, selected by Douglas Dunn.  London: Faber, 2000.

MacLean, S.  Love for Love: an Anthology of Love Poems, ed. John Burnside and Alec Finlay.  Edinburgh: Pocketbooks, 2000.

MacLean, S. The New Penguin Book of English Verse, ed. Paul Keegan. London: Allen Lane/Penguin, 2000.

MacLean, S. The New Penguin Book of Scottish Verse, ed. Robert Crawford and Mick Imlah. London: Allen Lane, 2000.

2002
MacLean, S.  A Scottish Postbag: Eight Centuries of Scottish letters, ed. George Bruce and Paul Henderson Scott. Edinburgh: Saltire Society, 2002.

MacLean, S.  Here to Eternity: an Anthology of Poetry, selected by Andrew Motion. London: Faber, 2002.

2003
MacLean, S.  101 Poems against War, ed. Matthew Hollis and Paul Keegan.  London: Faber, 2003.

2004
MacLean, S.   Scotland’s Poets and the Nation, ed. Douglas Gifford and Alan Riach and Susan Neil. Manchester: Carcanet; and Edinburgh: Scottish Poetry Library, 2004.

MacLean, S.  Second World War Poems, chosen by Hugh Haughton. London: Faber, 2004.

MacLean, S.  The Souls of the Dead are Taking the Best Seats: 50 World Poets on War, ed. Angus Calder and Beth Junior. Edinburgh: Luath, 2004.

MacLean, S. ‘Translation of “The Heron” by Sorley MacLean [unpublished work byHugh MacDiarmid, Chapman 104 (2004), 30.

2005
MacLean, S.  100 Island Poems of Great Britain and Ireland, ed. James Knox Whittet.  Cullercoats: Iron P, 2005.

MacLean, S.  The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, ed. Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005.

MacLean, S.  Flora from Lusitania [includes Gorman’s translation of a poem by Sorley MacLean], by Rody Gorman. Belfast: Lapwing, 2005.

MacLean, S. The Sea!, the Sea! an Anthology of Poems, ed. Peter Jay. London: Anvil, 2005.

 


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