Norman MacCaig''s poetry is clear and lucid and filled with the shifting light of Edinburgh and Assynt. MacCaig stands in the first rank of twentieth-century poets: Seamus Heaney said of him, "He means poetry to me". Roderick Watson''s SCOTNOTE study guide will enhance any student''s enjoyment of MacCaig''s poetry, as well as providing a deeper understanding of the poet''s craft.