Watch the first Gaelic poet to be appointed Scotland's Makar read one of his poems in Gaelic and English The first Gaelic poet has been appointed as Scotland's Makar. Lewis-born Peter Mackay says he ...

If there is one annual ritual by which a wandering Scot can instantly reaffirm his or her identity, it is by spending the evening of January 25 drinking copious amounts of whisky, and feasting on ...

The name of Robert Burns might not be familiar, but every New Year’s Eve — or Hogmanay, as it is called in his native home Scotland — millions of people sing Auld Lang Syne, a poem that he wrote in ...

Performance Today celebrates the birthday of Scottish poet and musician Robert Burns with poetry, fiddle tunes and a recipe for the Scottish delicacy haggis. Scotsman Robert Simpson recites an ode to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 18—FAIRMONT — Land of farm and the field. Although it's a phrase that can be evocative of West Virginia, it's what Scottish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The First Minister has thanked Scotland’s national poet for her “stellar work” as she comes to the end of her three-year tenure.

Why do we remember particular poems and poets – and happily forget others? The Scottish poet Edwin Morgan was born 100 years ago, and this week marks the the start of a year of celebration of the man ...

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Scotland broke with 336 years of tradition Monday and named its first ever poet laureate, the Times reported in its Tuesday edition. Edwin Morgan, 84, was dubbed in ...

One day, nonagenarian Gordon S. McCulloch was passing the days with his pony in a small English village, penning poems that only his friends and family would read. The next, his self-published ...

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