Ian Hamilton Finlay

Ian Hamilton Finlay
Finlay at Little Sparta, 1994
Born(1925-10-28)28 October 1925
Died27 March 2006(2006-03-27) (aged 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Known forPoetry, concrete poetry, art, gardens, sculpture, publishing
Notable work
  • Little Sparta with Sue Finlay
  • Sea Poppy I (with Alistair Cant)
  • Starlit Waters
  • The Little Seamstress (with Richard Demarco)
  • Tree-Shells (with Ian Gardner)

Ian Hamilton Finlay CBE (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.