Basking Shark; To stub an oar on a rock where none should be, ... Norman MacCaig (1910-1996) was a Scottish poet who wrote simple, accessible and often humorous poems in modern English.

IT is an unusual situation to biff a basking shark with an oar. Norman MacCaig responds with typical originality to this unlikely encounter in these lines written in December 1967 (from the The ...

Norman MacCaig introduces and reads 'Basking shark'. Homepage. Accessibility links. Skip to content; ... More clips from Norman MacCaig Special. November night, Edinburgh. Duration: 01:02 ...