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Kathleen Jamie

{ Poet }

Kathleen Jamie is a poet, essayist and travel writer. In August 2021, Jamie was appointed Scotland’s Makar (national poet).

Eunice Buchanan

{ Poet }

Eunice Buchanan was born and brought up in Arbroath, and uses the medium of the Scots tongue which flourishes there for her poetry.

Sheena Blackhall

{ Poet }

Sheena Blackhall is a poet, novelist, illustrator, traditional ballad singer and storyteller in North East Scotland.

Robert Burns is Scotland’s historic national bard. His life, poetry and songs are celebrated each year on his birthday, 25 January, with Burns Supper events featuring poetry, haggis, whisky and bagpipes.

Sonet of Venus and Cupid - by Mark Alexander Boyd

{ Poem }

Fra banc to banc, fra wod to wod, I rin
/ Ourhailit with my feble fantasie,
/ Lyk til a leif that…

Mark Alexander Boyd

{ Poet }

Sixteenth-century Scottish poet, soldier and scholar.

Helen Cruickshank

{ Poet }

The poet Helen Cruickshank did much to promote, popularise, and chronicle the Scottish Literary Renaissance movement in the middle years of the 20th century.

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