Reviews for Hugh MacDiarmid

The average rating for Hugh MacDiarmid based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-03-07 00:00:00 Anthony Parker I've been closely following the Hong Kong Protests—and this poem inevitably comes to mind: But the Consul’s brow was sad, And the Consul’s speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. ‘Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?’ Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: ‘To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods,

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-26 00:00:00 Anthony Sims Bravura.