Graham, W(illiam) S(ydney) (1918–1986)

Scottish poet. His early poetry, published in Cage Without Grievance (1942), was compared with that of G M Hopkins, James Joyce, and Dylan Thomas. Subsequently he worked on the development of his verse as a medium of communication, to reflect subjects such as the sea, childhood, language, and love. Collected Poems 1942–1977 was published in 1977, Uncollected Poems (1990), and Selected Poems (1996).

Graham was born in Greenock, trained as an engineer, and subsequently studied at Newbattle Abbey College. He settled in Cornwall.