Alastair Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alastair Reid

British poet

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Whithorn, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Sep-2014

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Alastair Reid

  • Alastair Reid (Whithorn, 22 March 1926 – Manhattan, 21 September 2014) was a Scottish poet and a scholar of South American literature.
  • He was known for his lighthearted style of poems and for his translations of South American poets Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda.
  • Although he was known for translations, his own poems had gained notice during his lifetime.
  • He had lived in Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Morocco, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and in the United States.
  • During the editorship of William Shawn he wrote for The New Yorker magazine, but his main income was from teaching.

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