Lumsden, Roderick (Roddy) Chalmers, 1966-2020 (Scottish poet)

Person

Biography

Roddy Lumsden was born in St Andrew in 1966. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and the School of Scottish Studies, while Hamish Henderson was still teaching there. He was the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award in 1991 and an Arts Council writer's bursary in 1994. His work has appeared in Faber and Faber Poetry Introduction 8, Dream State - the New Scottish poets, the Gregory Anthology 91-93 and elsewhere. In 1995, he became Writer in Residence for the City of Aberdeen.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Memorabilia and objects, 1980s-1990s

File — Box Coll-2126: Box 4

Identifier: Coll-2126/34

Scope and Contents

Nine objects that belonged to Roddy Lumsden: a shield trophy with the engraving "Stella Artois Pub Quiz Winner 1996", an old watch, a miniature book entitled "The Little Bible", a buckle decorated with flowers, a brooch in the shape of a colourful "R", a small blue elephant figurine, a small pink pig figurine, a figure representing a cat sitting on top of two books, and a gold "heart of Midlothian" brooch.

Dates: 1980s-1990s

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Roddy Lumsden

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