“Mutual irritation, boredom, and actual antagonism are unavoidable; but at heart we all desire to like people and be liked.”
About William Soutar
28 April 1898–15 October 1943
In a modest house on Wilson Street in Perth, Scotland, a small attic room served as both prison and sanctuary for one of Scotland's most remarkable twentieth-century poets. From this confined space, William Soutar would pen some of the most enduring children's verse in Scots literature while simultaneously crafting…