Alan Scott Riach (born 1 August 1957) [1] is a Scottish poet and academic. [2]
He was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, and was educated at Gravesend Grammar School for Boys, Churchill College, Cambridge (BA 1979) [3] and the University of Glasgow (PhD 1985). [1] He taught at the University of Waikato in New Zealand from 1986 until 2001. [4] He is currently the Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow. [4] [5] Riach was President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies from 2006 to 2010 and is a regular contributor to The National. [6]
Alan Scott Riach (born 1 August 1957) [1] is a Scottish poet and academic. [2]
He was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, and was educated at Gravesend Grammar School for Boys, Churchill College, Cambridge (BA 1979) [3] and the University of Glasgow (PhD 1985). [1] He taught at the University of Waikato in New Zealand from 1986 until 2001. [4] He is currently the Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow. [4] [5] Riach was President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies from 2006 to 2010 and is a regular contributor to The National. [6]