Scots Poems to be Read Aloud

About the Book: 

Key Features and Benefits

• A collection of the popular and the more obscure chosen from the collection of poetry in Scots and put together by well known storyteller Stuart McHardy
• One of the great strengths of Scots is its capacity for strong rhythm and rhyme
• Inspired by Tom Atkinson's Poems to be Read Aloud: A Victorian Drawing Room Entertainment
• With a tendency towards the humorous it has everything from great works of art to simple pieces
• Includes poems from Older Scots to Modern Scots
• Stuart is also author of Scotland: Myth, Legend and Folklore, Edinburgh and Leith Pub Guide and the soon to be released Druidesses: the Nine Maidens

About the Author:

STUART MCHARDY is a writer, historical scholar, poet, musician, folklorist and renowned lecturer about Scottish history and culture, at home as well as abroad. His unique understanding of tradition comes from a thorough immersion in the storytelling arts and history alike. Former President of the Pictish Arts Society and the Director of the Scots Language Resource Centre, McHardy has occupied lead positions with organisations working towards the aim of rediscovering Scottish national identity.