Scottish Poems
Scottish poetry has a long and distinguished history in both English and Gaelic, stretching back into the Middle Ages. Its characteristic marks are energy, wit, satire and-especially in Gaelic - passionate lyrical intensity.
Most readers of English poetry are familiar with Irish writing in English, less so with Scots. This volume will add a whole new dimension to their experience of the unparalleled heritage of great poetry produced in these islands.
The collection contains all the poets everyone has heard of - Burns, Stevenson, MacDiarmid,Henryson, Scott, Drummond of Hawthornden - and many more beside, including writers from the current renaissance in Scottish poetry. There are many old friends here and many new delights.
