Scottish Poetry

Explore Scotland's poetry, past and present

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Purgatory by Alasdair Gray

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Alasdair Gray’s remarkable interpretation of Dante’s La Divina Commedia continues.

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A Gathering: A Personal Anthology of Scottish Poems edited by Alexander McCall Smith

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An intimate selection of Scottish poems from Alexander McCall Smith.

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Hamish Henderson: Collected Poems

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Published to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Hamish Henderson, this collected poems is the first since the poet’s death and makes available, for the first time, new material from the archive.

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A Night Out with Robert Burns Arranged and Introduced by Andrew O'Hagan

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This is a Burns collection like no other, introduced, arranged and contextualised by the award-winning novelist and essayist Andrew O’Hagan.

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Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland by Gerda Stevenson

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Singers, politicians, a fish-gutter, queens, a dancer, a marine engineer, a salt seller, sportswomen, scientists and many more – Quines celebrates and explores the richly diverse contribution woman have made to Scottish history and society.

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The Little Book of Scottish Beasties by Tim Kirby

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Scotland is renowned for the huge range of its wildlife, which comes in all shapes and sizes. In this book Tim Kirby introduces 45 of them, from the iconic red deer and golden eagle to the Highland cow and ubiquitous midge. In addition, he offers his take on animals of myth and legend, such as […]

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Taking Flight by Aileen Ballantyne

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The first poetry collection from journalist turned poet Aileen Ballantyne takes you on a journey from the 1969 moon landings to the Lockerbie disaster and beyond.

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The Pocket Gaelic-English English Gaelic Dictionary compiled by Angus Watson

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A condensed bilingual dictionary based on Angus Watson’s best-selling Gaelic/English dictionary.

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Aspects of Edinburgh by Stewart Conn & John Knight

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Edinburgh’s first makar Stewart Conn and illustrator John Knight take the reader on an intimate tour of Edinburgh, their words and visuals together giving a real sense of the city’s history and spirit.

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