WILLIMANTIC — Scotland’s poet laureate will bring the odes to the roads. Poet Susan Powers will host Open Mic Nights at the Community Center this spring. Attendees can bring their own ...

Jackie Kay is Scotland's first black national poet. Adopted as a child, much of her poetry and prose speaks to her own experience of not feeling entirely welcome in her own country. “I wrote the poems ...

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 ...

Edwin Muir (1887-1959) was a Scottish poet who wrote in a plain style with vivid imagery. While he is counted among the Modernist poets, he did not share the Modernist view of poetry as an end in ...

Eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns was remembered Wednesday night at Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe through an informal celebration filled with bagpipes and Scottish dancing. The Caledonian ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish poet Robert Burns gave the English-speaking world some of its most famous sayings and sentiments, including the New Year’s favorite “Auld Lang Syne” and the rhapsody, ...

On New Year’s Eve, this was the verse of the hour, along with a glass of bubbly. It’s a tradition that makes Scots puff out their chests with pride for their own poet and song collector, Robert Burns.

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 ...

The first Gaelic poet has been appointed as Scotland's Makar. Lewis-born Peter Mackay says he is keen to use his new role as the national poet to champion his native tongue, but not at the expense of ...