About
Modernist poet associated with the Scottish Renaissance and known for a long poem entitled "A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle." He published his debut work, Annals of the Five Senses, in 1923.
Before Fame
He served in World War I as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Trivia
He belonged to the Communist Party of Great Britain and also helped to found the National Party of Scotland.
Family Life
He married after World War I and earned a living as a journalist.
Associated With
He was the literary mentor and friend of author Alan Bold.
