Book Description
"100 Favourite Scottish Poems" brings together the best and
best-loved of Scottish poetry. From anonymous medieval ballads to the
renowned work of Sir Walter Scott and Edwin Morgan, the cream of the
nation's poetry - from the Borders to Shetland - is represented in this
carefully chosen anthology. "100 Favourite Scottish Poems" includes the Top
20 of the nation's favourite poetic pieces, chosen by BBC Scotland
listeners in a recent web poll. Scotland's most famous poets are
represented - Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, Muriel Spark,
Iain Crichton Smith, Liz Lochhead, plus many more.
From the Back Cover
Poems to make you laugh. Poems to make you cry.
Poems to make you think. Poems to savour.
Poems to read out loud. To read again,
and again. Scottish poems. Old favourites.
New favourites. 100 of the best.
Scotland has a long history of producing outstanding poetry. From the
humblest but-and-ben to the grandest castle, the nation has a great
tradition of celebration and commemoration through poetry. 100Favourite
Scottish Poems - incorporating the top 20 best-loved poems as selected by
a BBC Radio Scotland listener poll - ranges from ballads to Burns, from
`Proud Maisie' to `The Queen of Sheba', and from `Cuddle Doon' to `The
Jeelie Piece Song'.
Edited by Stewart Conn, poet and inaugural recipient of the Institute of
Contemporary Scotland's Iain Crichton Smith Award for services to
literature (2006).