Robert Garioch

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R.G. Sutherland, Geerie

Robert Garioch Sutherland (1909 - 1981) was a Scottish poet and translator. His poetry was written almost exclusively in Scots and he was a key member in the literary revival of the language in the mid-20th century. His biggest influences were the 18th-century poet Robert Fergusson and the Italian dialect sonneteer Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.

Garioch was born in Edinburgh, the son of a decorator and a music teacher, and attended the Royal High School before going to the University of Edinburgh. He was conscripted into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1941, and married early the following year. Whilst serving in Operation Torch in North Africa, Garioch was captured by German troops in November 1942. His three years as a prisoner of war, in camps in Italy and Germany, are described in his memoir, Two Men and a Blanket (1975).

After Garioch returned to the United Kingdom in 1945 he became a teacher, a job he held until taking early retirement in 1964. Following his retirement he worked on a numb…more

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	Sonnets from Scotland by Edwin Morgan 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1984 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish Literature: An Introduction by Alan Riach 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arts of Resistance: Poets, Portraits and Landscapes of Modern Scotland by Alexander Moffat 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Precipitous City: The Story of Literary Edinburgh by Trevor Royle 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1980 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Clamjamfray of Poets: A Tale of Literary Edinburgh, 1950 - 1985 by Stanley Roger Green 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Smoky Smirr o Rain: A Scots Anthology by Matthew Fitt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Landmarks: Poets, Portraits and Landscapes of Modern Scotland by Alexander Moffat 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Men and a Blanket: Memoirs of Captivity by Robert Garioch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1975 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literature and Gentility in Scotland by David Daiches really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1982 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sydney Goodsir Smith, Poet: Essays on His Life and Work by Richie McCaffery (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars