Soutar-inspired sculpture on High Street
This sculpture by David Annand at the junction of High Street and King Edward Street was inspired by William Soutar’s 1941 poem ‘Nae Day Sae Dark’.
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22/01/2023
Soutar poem on Tay Street
A simple plaque on the Tay Steet flood defence wall commemorates the Scottish poet William Soutar. Inscribed upon one of the pillars is the second verse of ‘Aince upon a day’ one of Soutar’s best known poems. To accompany the poem, tiny sculptures of the creatures mentioned adorn the top of the wall.
22/01/2023
Soutar House
This suburban house at 27 Wilson Street was the home of William Soutar, a well-known and respected Scottish poet. He suffered from chronic inflammatory arthritis from the age of 26. He became bed-ridden from that point until his death from tuberculosis in 1943. He is particularly remembered for a series of poems, or epigrams as he called them, written in the Scots dialect. He is closely associated with the works of Hugh MacDiarmid.
21/01/2023
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