Tag: Makar

THE Scottish Parliament walls will soon feature new quotes by three of the nation’s most renowned poets.  Work by Edinburgh-born Jackie Kay and Currie local...

SCOTLAND'S Makar, Kathleen Jamie, is one of the first people in the country to pledge their support for the Keep the Heid and Read!...

SCOTLAND’S national poet Liz Lochhead today unveiled a new poem to help launch this year’s call for new recruits to Scotland’s Children’s Panel. The acclaimed...

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