Scots Archives - Scottish Poetry Library

Tales Of A Grandfather - by Alistair Lawrie

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Clouds pass abeen, haar inatween,
The chisel cuts awa.
An aal chiel an a younger een
Ye’ve files been there anaa.

NECTABANUS - by Tom Hubbard

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Kobolds, goblins; – bogles;
Whitever yez want ti cry uz: see, we hae bonny gee-gaws fir yez!

Sir Walter Scott - by Sheila Templeton

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Fain wud ah hae pentit ye in a roch licht,
scunnert at aa yer on-cairry, that biggin up
o tartan lore, sic a fause freen tae Scotland’s story,

Wattie Presents - by Liz Niven

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Oh aye, when Peter opent thae Pearly Gates fir me,
A wis weel ready, ma gammy leg wis playin up something awfy
An A goat a wee bit doolally, tae be honest.

Dumbiedikes - by James Robertson

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Hoo mony trees tae prent a thoosan buiks?
Hoo mony buiks tae pulp a thoosan trees?
Hoo mony trees tae launch a thoosan boats?

Drover - by Shane Strachan

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England’s sweet meadows
feed mony beasts,
sae dinnae be fechtin
ower whar they feast.

Aince upon a day Poster

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Inspiration to write poems

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Loads of ideas and inspiration to get you started writing poetry in any situation.

Performing poetry

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Useful tips about how to perform a poem.

Poetry Competition checklist

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A checklist to help you organise a poetry competition.

Poetry links

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A curated list of hyperlinks to literature and poetry related places.

The Prows o’ Reekie - by Lewis Spence

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O wad this braw hie-heapit toun Sail aff like an enchanted ship, Drift owre the warld’s seas up and doun, And kiss wi’ Venice lip to lip, Or anchor into Naples’ Bay A misty island far astray Or set her rock to Athens’ wa’, Pillar to pillar, stane to stane, The cruikit spell o’ her […]

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