The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Liz Lochhead in tears as she recalls losing husband
Scottish poet Liz Lochhead broke down in tears as she spoke to presenter Kirsty Young about losing her husband, Tom Logan, seven years ago.
The 69-year-old writer said she met her partner when she was 38, as she featured on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
Logan died following a short illness in 2010, six months before Lochhead was invited to take on the role of Scottish makar a position similar to laureate.
Her voice cracked as she remembered: “I wasn’t sure if I could do it and I spoke to my sister and she said ‘What would Tom say?”’