What is William Shand?
'''William Shand''' (1902 – 1997) was a writer and [[translator]]. He was born in [[Scotland]]. He lived in [[Argentina]]. He wrote poetry. He was also a [[playwright]]. He moved to Argentina in 1938. He wrote book reviews for ''[[La Nación]]''. He translated poetry by [[John Donne]] and [[Stephen Spender]] from English into [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. He worked with [[Alberto Girri]] to put together poetry collections of other poets' works.<ref name=Burt2012>{{cite news|last1=Burt|first1=James|title=William Shand, the Lost Ex-Pat Poet of Buenos Aires|url=http://www.argentinaindependent.com/top-story/william-shand-the-lost-ex-pat-poet-of-buenos-aires/|accessdate=11 October 2014|publisher=The Argentine Independent|date=28 December 2012|archive-date=17 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017124851/http://www.argentinaindependent.com/top-story/william-shand-the-lost-ex-pat-poet-of-buenos-aires/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was given a Merit Diploma of Translation in 1984 and 1994 by the [[Konex Foundation]].<ref name=Konex>{{cite web|title=William Shand|url=http://www.fundacionkonex.org/b183-william_shand|website=Konex Foundation|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shand, William}} [[Category:Writers from Glasgow]] [[Category:Scottish poets]] [[Category:Argentine playwrights]] [[Category:Writers from Buenos Aires]] [[Category:1902 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] {{Biography-stub}}