Liz Lochhead

Liz Lochhead
Makar
In office
19 January 2011 – 31 January 2016
Preceded byEdwin Morgan
Succeeded byJackie Kay
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Anne Lochhead

(1947-12-26) 26 December 1947 (age 76)
Craigneuk, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
OccupationTeacher, poet, playwright, Makar

Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster.[1][2] Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar, or National Poet of Scotland,[3] and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011.

  1. ^ "Writing Scotland - Liz Lochhead - BBC Two". BBC.
  2. ^ "Writing Scotland - Liz Lochhead - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Maev; Carrell, Severin (19 January 2011). "Liz Lochhead appointed as makar, Scotland's national poet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 January 2016.