11 Facts About Scottish poetry

The tradition of neo-Latin Scottish poetry reached its fruition with the publication of the anthology of the Deliciae Poetarum Scotorum .

Scottish poetry was part of a community of poets working in Scots and English who included William Hamilton of Gilbertfield, Robert Crawford, Alexander Ross, William Hamilton of Bangour, Alison Rutherford Cockburn, and James Thompson.

Scottish poetry is often seen as entering a period of decline in the nineteenth century, with Scots language poetry criticised for its use of parochial dialect and English poetry for its lack of Scottishness.

The work was extremely popular among the Scots-speaking aristocracy and Barbour is referred to as the father of Scots Scottish poetry, holding a similar place to his contemporary Chaucer in England.

James's characteristic role as active literary participant and patron in the Scottish court made him a defining figure for English Renaissance poetry and drama, which would reach a pinnacle of achievement in his reign, but his patronage for the high style in his own Scottish tradition largely became sidelined.

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Scottish poetry laid the foundations of a reawakening of interest in older Scottish literature, publishing The Ever Green, a collection that included many major poetic works of the Stewart period.

Scottish poetry led the trend for pastoral poetry, helping to develop the Habbie stanza, which would be later be used by Robert Burns as a poetic form.

Scottish poetry is often seen as entering a period of decline in the nineteenth century, with Scots language poetry criticised for its use of parochial dialect and English poetry for its lack of Scottishness.

Scottish poetry was the first Scots Makar, appointed by the inaugural Scottish government in 2004.

Scottish poetry's work inspired a new generation to take up nea bhardachd .

Mid-twentieth century saw some much acclaimed poetry being written in Esperanto by what would become known as the "Skota Skolo", which included William Auld, John Dinwoodie, Reto Rossetti, and John Francis .