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A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle

Thu 19 Nov · 17:30

National Library of Scotland

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Join us for a special event marking the centenary of Hugh MacDiarmid's landmark poem, ‘A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle’.

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A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle takes place on Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 17:30.

A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle is held at National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh (George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW).

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