Tessa Ransford

Tessa Ransford
Born8 July 1938
Died2 September 2015
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forFounding director of the Scottish Poetry Library
Notable work
  • Not Just Moonshine: new and selected poems (2008)
  • Rug of a Thousand Colours (2012)
  • Don’t Mention This to Anyone (2012)
  • Made in Edinburgh
  • A Good Cause

Teresa Mary ("Tessa") Ransford OBE (8 July 1938 – 2 September 2015) was a poet, activist and the founding director of the Scottish Poetry Library.