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Posters

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English

Download these PDF posters to print on A4 or A3.

Cover corridors, stick on fridges, pop up above the kettle at work;  put them anywhere you think other readers will enjoy an unexpected few minutes of poetry.

Gaelic

Postairean

’S urrainnear na postairean seo a luchdachadh a-nuas airson priontadh air A4 no A3.

Ge bith an ann air balla trannsa, air fridse, no os cionn a’ choire, cuiribh an-àird na postairean seo an àite sam bith far a bheil thu a’ smaoineachadh a bheir dhà na thrì mhionaidean de bhàrdachd, ris nach robh dùil aca, toileachas dhaibh.

A Man’s a Man – International Version

Robert Burns is not just admired by Scots - his poems have been translated into many languages.

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For a Kiss

It's Scotland on New Year's Eve, and Liz Lochhead's poem ends by telling us to seize the day - by seizing a kiss.

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Seas Gang Dry

Perfect for Valentines Day, for expressing undying love in all its forms.

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Commoners of Air

Robert Burns reminds us of the pleasures to be had if we were to wander out and take the air.

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Look to the Living

Douglas Dunn's moving words are taken from his collection Elegies.

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Best Laid Schemes

Whatever our intentions, it's good to be reminded that things don't always work out as we planned.

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Scotland

Hugh MacDiarmid's beautiful poem about Scotland and love of one's country.

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A Man’s a Man

Robert Burns' famous poem 'A Man's a Man for A' That' reminds us we all have the potential to share a common dignity.

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A Tiny Radiance

Norman MacCaig's line could be about poetry itself.

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