Which day of the year combines haggis, whisky, poetry, and fun? Burns Night, of course! Held every January 25, the birthday ...

This is a poem by Robert Burns. It was written in 1786 and is read here by Simon Donald. The poem 'Robert Burns's Answer' (?1786) was written in response to Thomas Walker of Pool (d.c.1812). In 1786, ...

Walk around the market town of Dumfries, Scotland, and at first glance you’ll see what looks like a kind of graffiti in the windowpanes — faint etchings in some, and in others verses written boldly in ...

The image of poetry fans gathered in a pub enjoying bagpipes, haggis, drinks and verse is a very Scottish one, but Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns has fans worldwide who know there’s no better ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Students of Scottish literature and lovers of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns may view a rare, handwritten copy of his famous verse, “Afton Braes,” unveiled Wednesday at ...

Daniel Cook receives funding from the AHRC, The Leverhulme Trust, and The Royal Society of Edinburgh. The poet Liz Lochhead has outed Robert Burns as a “sex pest”. While aspects of The Bard of ...