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Hugh McMillan

May 2011

Ryan chats with Dumfries poet Hugh McMillan, history teacher, National Trust for Scotland agitator and master of the entertaining poetry reading. We get the chance to hear Hugh read a number of his poems, which range from the hilarious to the touching. Ryan also previews Reel Festivals, the film and poetry festival he has been organising in Lebanon and Scotland – check out http://www.reelfestivals.org.

Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Incidental music by Ewen Maclean. Produced by Colin Fraser.

First published Friday 6 May, 2011

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Hugh McMillanb.1955

Hugh McMillan, from Penpont in south-west Scotland, is a poet whose work often focuses on the culture and history of his home region of Dumfries and Galloway.
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