... foregrounded in the poem, it is implicitly recognisable, and is impor-tant in relation to the poem’s exploration of artistic creativity and the role of the artist, a theme close to the heart of the author. ... Watergaw’ and The Blaward and the Skelly’, pub-lished in the Dunfermline Press shortly before the more ‘of cial’ appearance of The Watergaw’ under the name of ‘Hugh M’Diarmid’ in the October ... stanza two. The Scots dictionary glosses the word as ‘snow driven by the wind’, and both rhythmic effect, and, especially, sound effect, pattern the obliterating action of the snow. The poem...