Colin Will Explained

Colin Will
Occupation:	Poet
Nationality:	Scottish
Genre:	Poetry
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Colin Will (born 1942) is a Scottish poet and publisher. His themes reflect a love of people and the natural world, often in language derived from his scientific background.

Will was formerly librarian at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1988-1998, after which he occupied several positions in senior management. He chaired the Board of the Scottish Poetry Library^[1] and was President of the Scottish Library Association in 2000. He also chaired the Board of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival, from 2006 to 2009, and was re-elected Chair for a further term in 2014. He was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship in 2013.^[2]

Published works

• Thirteen ways of looking at the Highlands and more, Diehard, 1996
• Landings : poems from Normandy, Calder Wood Press, 1998
• The flowers of Scotland, Calder Wood Press, 1998
• Roundabout Livingston : local poems, Calder Wood Press, 1998
• Painted fruits : poems, Calder Wood Press, 1998
• Seven senses, Diehard, 2000
• Sushi & chips, Diehard, 2006
• The floorshow at the Mad Yak Café, Red Squirrel Press, 2010
• The propriety of weeding, Red Squirrel Press, 2012
• The year's six season : poems, Calder Wood Press, 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colin Will. Scottish Poetry Library. 25 January 2014.
2. Web site: Colin Will. Poetry Spotlight. en-US. 2018-04-07.