Lumsden, Roderick (Roddy) Chalmers, 1966-2020 (Scottish poet)
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 52 Collections and/or Records:
Folder entitled "Letters from Poets", 1993-1995
Folder entitled "Shootin' Cinderella", c 1995
Folder entitled "Soc[iety] of Authors", 1991, 1994
Press release from the Society of Authors concerning the awards of several literary prizes in 1991, including the Eric Gregory award which Roddy Lumsden won that year. Also includes a letter from the Society of Authors to Lumsden, dated 24 June 1994, sending him his due for his work in the Society's anthology of Eric Gregory.
Four issues of the student poetry magazine Fox: the Edinburgh University Poetry Magazine, edited by Andrew Jackson and Roddy Lumsden, 1987
Four issues of the student poetry magazine Fox: the Edinburgh University Poetry Magazine, edited by Andrew Jackson and Roddy Lumsden: no. 2, no. 3, no.4 (2 copies), and no. 5. Includes poetry sent by students and poetry written Jackson and Lumsden themselves, as well poems from Norman MacCaig, Anne Stevenson, Edwin Morgan, Brian McCabe, Ron Butlin and Ellie MacDonald. The magazine was supported by Liz Lochhead.
Group photograph at a game show named "The Lemon Tree", 1990s
Colour photograph of a group of men at a game show called "The Lemon Tree". The three candidates are sitting in the front, with Roddy Lumsden in the middle alongside Gavin Ramsay and Jake Loveday, and the four hosts are standing behind them. There is a silver cup in front of Lumsden.
Letter from a former girlfriend, 14 November 1989
Letter from a former girlfriend, no signature. Dated 14 November 1989.
Letter from "Andy", Monday 30 May [no year]
Letter from "Andy" to Roddy Lumsden, dated Monday 30th May, no year, in which Andy thanks Lumsden for a loan, and talks about poetry he's been reading (Soft Keys by Michael Symmons Roberts).
Letter from Roddy Lumsden to "Mark", 1992 or 1993
Eight-page letter from Roddy Lumsden to "Mark", dated around 1992 or 1993, sent from 91 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh.
Memorabilia and objects, 1980s-1990s
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.
Miscellaneous documents, 1980s-1990s
Miscellaneous notes, ephemera, pamphlets for social events, newspaper clippings, etc. Includes a letter from C. Wolfram Swetz van Middhlar dated 27 September 1994 to Roddy Lumsden, requesting his own favourite poem in manuscript form.