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The fifty poems in From Saturn to Glasgow were chosen by poets, writers, politicians, musicians and members of the public who voted through libraries, websites and by post. Most of the poems are accompanied by a note from the selector.

Ali Smith wrote of 'Instructions to an Actor':

"This single poem gets, via the heart of all theatre, to the heart of the communal in all the arts, and to the heart of form, the heart of voice and silence and to the heart of a kind of life that will never actually stop."

Bernard McLaverty wrote of 'Midge':

"I love this poem for its voice – wicked and sly and urgent as sex. Altogether malevolent."

15,000 copies of the book were distributed free across Glasgow as part of the city's annual book festival, Aye Write.

From Saturn to Glasgow: fifty favourite poems by Edwin Morgan

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The fifty poems in From Saturn to Glasgow were chosen by poets, writers, politicians, musicians and members of the public who voted through libraries, websites and by post.

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