Introducing Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 ? 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, 'Scotlands favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard'Andrew OHagan, "[http://books.guardian.co.uk/poetry/features/0,,2243038,00.html The People's Poet]", The Guardian, 19 January 2008.) was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to a...
Essential Reading
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The Complete Songs of Robert Burns 12 Volume Set
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The Works of Robert Burns (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) by Robert Burns
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Burns Links
- Robert Burns
- Burns tribute site
- National Library Of Scotland
- Robert Burns archive
- The Burns Federation
- Society dedicated to the life and works of Robert Burns
- Burns Statue
- George Edwin Ewing Burns statue situated in Glasgow's George Square
Further Reading
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Robert Burns Video Showcase
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Veggie Burns Supper
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Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for 200 years as a means of commemorating the life and works of poet Robert Burns. The traditional centrepiece of the Burns supper menu is the haggis -a meat dish. However nowadays there ar...
Robert Burns Videos
Lionel McClellend sings a man's a man for a' that- Robert Burns' ode to humanity
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Robert Burns on Flickr
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Ode to a Haggis
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Google Blogs
- The Curious Cat: Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns
- Robert Burns' beautiful famous love song. A close friend of mine, a folk singer, does a most wonderf...
- Blawg Review: Robert Burns Blawg Review
- Robert Burns Blawg Review. With perfect disgust, a haggis-eating Scots Law Student hosts this week's...
- Celebrating Robert Burns | Britannica Blog
- Tonight is Burns Night (or ?Burns Nicht? if you're a stickler). Around the world Scots and Scots...
- Collecting My Thoughts: Robert Burns poem?
- I was browsing YouTube looking for the audio of "Oh, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast" by Robert Burns a...
Google News
- Burns, ND historian and administrator, dies
- He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Robert Burns. Memorial contributions may be made to the VN...
- Ode to haggis, and our prized Scot Robert Burns
- The jokes are unwarranted ? but have helped to maintain world-wide awareness of the Haggis and Rob...
- Burns night brings out the bagpipes
- Nearly 100 folks gathered in the Salmon Room at the Mill Casino-Hotel Saturday evening to honor one...
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