Ian Hamilton Finlay

Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
	Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta, 1994
Born	28 October 1925; Nassau, Bahamas
Died	27 March 2006 (aged 80); Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Known for	Poetry, 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.

Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta, 1994
Born	(1925-10-28)28 October 1925 Nassau, Bahamas
Died	27 March 2006(2006-03-27) (aged 80) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Known for	Poetry, concrete poetry, art, gardens, sculpture, publishing
Notable work	Little Sparta with Sue Finlay Sea Poppy I (with Alistair Cant)^[1] Starlit Waters^[2] The Little Seamstress^[3] (with Richard Demarco) Tree-Shells^[4] (with Ian Gardner)