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New Scottish Poetry

In collaboration with Edinburgh: UNESCO City of Literature, the British Council Scotland has commissioned new poetry in Gaelic, Scots and English to reflect the diversity of language in Scotland today.

The poems have accompanying language activities for online learners, as well as educational packs which will be available soon and can be used by teachers in the UK and internationally. In addition to reading them online you can now listen to some of them as well.

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John Burnside
Poet and novelist John Burnside was born on 19 March 1955 in Dunfermline, Scotland he has been a freelance writer since 1996. Find out more about his work, and read his poems.
John Burnside
Matthew Fitt
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Matthew Fitt is a poet and novelist. He was born in Dundee in 1968 and having lived in Prague, New York and Sydney. Find out more about his work and read his poems.
Matthew Fitt
Ann Frater
Anne Frater was born in 1967 in the Isle of Lewis, and brought up with Gaelic as her first language. Read more about her background and her poem.
Ann Frater
Rody Gorman
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Rody Gorman was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1960 and now lives in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Find out more about his work and read the specially commissioned poem.
Rody Gorman
Alan Jamieson
Robert Alan Jamieson was born in Shetland in 1958 and grew up in the crofting community of Sandness. Find out more about his backgorund and read his poem.
Alan Jamieson
Jackie Kay
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Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland. She has published three collections of poetry for adults. Find out more about her and read her poetry.
Jackie Kay
New audio poems
You can also listen to new audio versions of poems by Rody Gorman, Matthew Fitt, and Jackie Kay on the British Council Scotland website.
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