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Morgan was born in Glasgow and grew up in Rutherglen. He entered Glasgow University in 1937 and, after breaking his studies to serve in World War Two, graduated in 1947 and became a lecturer at the university. He worked at Glasgow University until his retirement in 1980.
Morgan has worked in a wide range of forms and styles, from the sonnet to concrete poetry. His Collected Poems appeared in 1990. He has also translated from a wide range of languages, including Russian, Hungarian, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Many of these are collected in Rites of Passage. Selected Translations (1976).
In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate.