About: Thom Nairn

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Thom Nairn (8 July 1955 – 15 August 2017) was a Scottish poet and literary writer and editor. He was born in Perthshire, grew up in Coupar Angus and worked as a heraldic artist before studying at the University of Edinburgh. After graduation he edited the literary magazine Cencrastus, wrote reviews and published several books of poetry, and in 1991 co-edited (with Robert Crawford) a book of essays on Alasdair Gray. The Times described his poetry as "surreal". Later, he specialised in translating from Greek into English. He died in 2017 from complications of pneumonia.

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