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Michael Pedersen 'elated and electrified' after being lined up as Edinburgh's next poet laureate
Portobello poet has published three collections to date An award-winning poet and author who has staged events with the likes of Alan Cumming, Irvine Welsh, and Val McDermid, is set to become the new poet laureate for Scotland’s capital city. Michael …