Rab Wilson
June 2010
Rab Wilson (image by kind permission of Sandy Robertson)
Ryan Van Winkle chats with Scots poet Rab Wilson. They discuss mining, Pablo Neruda, Scots poetry, Arabic translation and we get to hear a few poems from Rab himself. Produced by Colin Fraser. Incidental music by Ewen Maclean.
About Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (born 18 May 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Iran—1131 AD, Neyshapur, Iran), was a Persian Muslim polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, physician, and poet. He wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, and music. A Persian ruba’i is a two line stanza with two parts (or hemistechs) per line, hence the word “Rubaiyat”, (derived from the Arabic root word for 4), meaning “quatrains”.
First published 3 June, 2010
