A landmark exhibition that focuses on the nine years (1933 – 1942) that poet Hugh MacDiarmid and his wife Valda Grieve spent in the Shetland island of Whalsay. It explores how the island influenced their lives and work despite persistent challenges.
Valda was an incomer to Whalsay in 1933, when she moved there with her young son Michael to join her husband. Born in Cornwall in ...
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The story of Hugh MacDiarmid and Valda in Whalsay continues to inspire nearly a century on. Discover their legacy through a vibrant ...
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