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Search and browse from over 3,000 poems, use our Online Guide to Scottish Poets, or dip into our Best Scottish Poems anthologies.

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Poems

A full index of online poems from the Scottish Poetry Library listed by theme.
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Online guide to Scottish poets

Our online guide to Scottish poets features biographies on notable Scottish poets and examples of their poetry.
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Our National Poet

Jackie Kay, Makar 2016-2020
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Podcasts

Our weekly programme of poets, poems and news for you to listen to.
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Best Scottish Poems

Scottish Poetry Library's annual online anthology of the year's 20 Best Scottish Poems, edited each year by a different editor.
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Our growing directory of Scottish poetry publishers.
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one who composes on paper
and types up the result
as many times as need be.
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