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Scottish poetry

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A B Jackson: Biographical information and a selection of poetry including Feathers, The Chemical Wedding, and Parting on Henry Street, composed by Andrew Jackson. Images said to have inspired various poems published in his 2003 book Fire Stations are shown.
Author: Jackson, A. B.
Subjects: scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: biography, poems
Burns Country Song and Poem Archive: Offers the full text of over 100 of Burns' poems and songs, including Address of Beelzebub, Charlie He's My Darling, Highland Mary, My Nannie, O, and The Bonnie Wee Thing.
Author: Scotweb
Subjects: scottish literature, scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: documents
Edwin Muir: Born in Orkney in 1887, Edwin Muir's wide and varied career is reflected in a brief chronology, detailing his appointment as the Director of British Council, Prague in 1946, and Rome in 1949, as well as his literary career as an academic, novelist, and poet. Includes links to online versions of some of Muir's poetry, such as 'Scotland 1941', 'Scotland's Winter', and 'Merlin'. Additional sources of relevance to Muir are also given, along with Scottish literature and poetry pages.
Author: Burrows, Jeffrey R
Subjects: poetry links, scottish literature, scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: index
McGonagall Online: Full text collection of works by William Topaz McGonagall, including autobiographical writings. Also offers a bibliography of the Dundonian poet's work in print.
Author: Hunt, Chris
Subjects: poetry links, scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: documents, poems
Robert Burns: Maintained by the National Library of Scotland, this resource provides an overview of the writer's life and work. Details of manuscript collections and rare books are included, complete with NLS shelf marks.
Author: National Library of Scotland
Subjects: scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820.6
Resource type: biography, images, sounds
Robert Burns Tribute: Information on Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). Includes the full text of several poems, including Tam O'Shanter, Holy Willie's Prayer and Address to a Haggis.
Author: Scotland Online
Subjects: scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: documents
Scottish Poetry Library: Provides access to an online catalogue searchable by title, author, keyword, or subject, as well as more specialised catalogues containing records of the library's audio, Braille, and large print material. A selection of Scottish poetry is browsable by poet, and users are invited to enter some memorable phrases or lines of a poem into the 'Lost for Words' service, which Poetry Library staff will then attempt to trace. Also includes a section aimed at young people.
Author: Scottish Poetry Library
Subjects: scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: opac, poems
Scottish Poetry Resources: A selection of poems by Scottish authors such as Robert Burns, Gordon Geddes, William McGonagall, George Outram, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Walter Wingate. Biographical information is presented on selected poets.
Author: Rampant Scotland
Subjects: scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 820
Resource type: biographies, poems
University of Toronto English Library: Database of poetry texts, arranged by author. Also includes literary theory and criticism and English composition resources.
Author: University of Toronto
Subjects: american poetry, english poetry, scottish poetry
DeweyClass: 809
Resource type: documents, poems