MICK IMLAHThe respected Scottish poet and poetry editor of the Times Literary Supplement Mick Imlah died on 12 January, 2009, aged 52.He published two full volumes of poetry during his life, both to critical acclaim. Birthmarks was printed in 1988 and The Lost Leader came out 20 years later.The collection of poems about Scottish history and folklore had already won the 2008 Forward Prize for 'Best Collection' and it was also nominated for the 2009 T S Eliot Prize, the ceremony for which took place on the day of his death.Mick Imlah was born on 26 September, 1956, and raised in Glasgow and Kent. He was educated at Magdalen College, and then became an Oxford scholar.In the early '80s he began writing poetry, helping revive the Oxford Poetry magazine and was then appointed editor of the London-based Poetry Society's Poetry Review in 1983.He edited various collections of poetry and critical studies, and also collected the E C Gregory Award for promising new talent, before being appointed poetry editor of the TLS in 1992.He was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in August 2007. He was survived by his partner, Maren Meinhardt, and their two daughters.
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