100 Favourite Scottish Poems (large print)

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100 Favourite Scottish Poems brings together the best and best-loved of Scottish poetry. From anonymous medieval ballads to the renowned work of Sir Walter Scott and Edwin Morgan, the cream of the nation's poetry - from the Borders to Shetland - is represented in this carefully chosen anthology. 100 Favourite Scottish Poems includes the Top 20 of the nation's favourite poetic pieces, chosen by BBC Scotland listeners in a recent web poll. Scotland's most famous poets are represented - Robert Burns, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, Muriel Spark, Iain Crichton Smith, Liz Lochhead, plus many more.

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Title	100 Favourite Scottish Poems (large print)
Author	Stewart Conn ed.
Binding	Hardback
ISBN-13	9781905222629
No. of Pages	192
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Author Bio	Stewart Conn was born in Glasgow in 1936, brought up in Kilmarnock, and now lives in Edinburgh. Married with two sons, he is a renowned poet, Honorary President of the Shore Poets, was the first recipient of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland's 'Iain Crichton Smith Award' for services to literature, and was Edinburgh's inaugural Makar.
Back Cover Copy	Poems to make you laugh. Poems to make you cry. Poems to make you think. Poems to savour. Poems to read out loud. To read again, and again. Scottish poems. Old favourites. New favourites. 100 of the best. Scotland has a long history of producing outstanding poetry. From the humblest but-and-ben to the grandest castle, the nation has a great tradition of celebration and commemoration through poetry. 100Favourite Scottish Poems - incorporating the top 20 best-loved poems as selected by a BBC Radio Scotland listener poll - ranges from ballads to Burns, from `Proud Maisie' to `The Queen of Sheba', and from `Cuddle Doon' to `The Jeelie Piece Song'. Edited by Stewart Conn, poet and inaugural recipient of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland's Iain Crichton Smith Award for services to literature (2006)
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BISAC Subject	POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors)
BIC Subject	Poetry anthologies (various poets)

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