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Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig

20101hMike Alexander

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One of the greatest poets of his generation, Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was also an expert fly-fisher. His favourite loch, the Loch of the Green Corrie, lies high up in the mountains of Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland. Fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Billy Connolly and award-winning poet and novelist Andrew Greig celebrate MacCaig in the centenary year of his birth with a journey from Edinburgh to Assynt and then the long climb to the Loch of the Green Corrie with its elusive trout.

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What is Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig (2010) about?

One of the greatest poets of his generation, Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was also an expert fly-fisher. His favourite loch, the Loch of the Green Corrie, lies high up in the mountains of Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland. Fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Billy Connolly and award-winning poet and novelist Andrew Greig celebrate MacCaig in the centenary year of his birth with a journey from Edinburgh…

Who stars in Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig?

Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig stars Billy Connolly (Self), Aly Bain (Self), Andrew Greig (Self), Jackie Kay (Self), Liz Lochhead (Self). The film was directed by Mike Alexander.

How long is Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig?

Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2010.

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