Leet o Scots poets an makars

Here is a leet o scottish poets an makars wha write or hae written in Scots, sangs or written poetry:

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Chronological leet

Name	Date o birth	Date o deith	Location	Notes
Burns, RobertRobert Burns	1759-01-25	1796-07-21	Ayrshire
Ramsay, AllanAllan Ramsay	1686-10-15	1758-01-07	Lanarkshire
Fraser, OliveOlive Fraser	1909-01-20	1977-12-09	Aberdeen
Neill, WilliamWilliam Neill	1922-02-22	2010-04-05	Ayrshire
Symon, MaryMary Symon	1863-09-25	1938-05-27	Dufftown, Moray
Barbour, JohnJohn Barbour	1320	1395-03-13
Blackhall, SheenaSheena Blackhall	1947		Aberdeenshire
Douglas, GavinGavin Douglas	1474	1522-09
Drummond o Hawthornden, WilliamWilliam Drummond o Hawthornden	1585-12-15	1649-12-04
Dunbar, WilliamWilliam Dunbar	1460	1530
Fergusson, RobertRobert Fergusson	1750-09-05	1774-10-16
Fagan, JenniJenni Fagan	1977-09		Livingston
Garioch, RobertRobert Garioch	1909-05-09	1981-04-26	Edinburgh
Campbell Hay, GeorgeGeorge Campbell Hay	1915	1984	Elderslie, Renfrewshire
Henderson, HamishHamish Henderson	1919-11-11	2002-03-09
Henryson, RobertRobert Henryson	1460 (approx)	1500 (approx)
Holland, RichardRichard Holland		1483
Jamie, KathleenKathleen Jamie	1962-05-13
Lochhead, LizLiz Lochhead	1947-12-26
Lyndsay, DavidDavid Lyndsay	1490	1555
MacDiarmid, HughHugh MacDiarmid	1892-08-11	1978-09-09	Langholm, Dumfriesshire
Maitland, RichardRichard Maitland	1496	1586-08-01
Maitland, MarieMarie Maitland	1550	1596
Montgomerie, AlexanderAlexander Montgomerie	1550?	1598	Ayrshire
Morgan, EdwinEdwin Morgan	1920-04-27	2010-08-19
Pennie, LenLen Pennie	1999
Scott (20t century), AlexanderAlexander Scott (20t century)	1920	1989	Aberdeen
Goodsir Smith, SydneySydney Goodsir Smith	1915-10-26	1975-01-15
Soutar, WilliamWilliam Soutar	1898-04-28	1943-10-15	Perthshire
Skinner, Rev. JohnRev. John Skinner	1744-05-17	1816-07-13	Longside, Aberdeenshire
Pagan, IsobelIsobel Pagan	1740	1821	Ayrshire
Sillar, DavidDavid Sillar	1760	1830
Simson, WilliamWilliam Simson	1799	1847-08-29
Hamilton, WilliamWilliam Hamilton	1704	1754
Glover, JeanJean Glover	1758	1801	Townhead, Kilmarnock
Hogg, JamesJames Hogg	1770-12-09	1835-11-21	Ettrick
Robertson, James LogieJames Logie Robertson	1846-09-18	1922
Stevenson, Robert LouisRobert Louis Stevenson	1850-11-13	1894-12-03
Forbes, William A. M.William A. M. Forbes	1661	1740	Disblair, Aberdeenshire
Alexander, Cecil FrancesCecil Frances Alexander	1818-04	1895-10-12	Dublin, Ireland
Outram, GeorgeGeorge Outram	1805-03-25	1856-09-15
Hamilton, JanetJanet Hamilton	1795-10-12	1873-10-27
MacLagan, AlexanderAlexander MacLagan			Bridgend, Perth	Writer of "Poems and Songs: Scotch and English" (1841)
Laidlaw, WilliamWilliam Laidlaw	1780	1845
Fergusson, WilliamWilliam Fergusson	1808-03-20	1877-02-10
Barnard, Lady AnneLady Anne Barnard	1750-12-08	1825-05-06
Aytoun, William EdmondstouneWilliam Edmondstoune Aytoun	1813-06-13	1865-08-04
Buchanan, DugaldDugald Buchanan	1716	1768
Foster, William AirWilliam Air Foster	1802
Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell	1815			Author of "My Grey Goose Quill" (1851) and "A Night on the Banks of Doon" (1838)
Crawford, JohnJohn Crawford	1816			Author of "Doric Lays" (1850)
Latto, Thomas C.Thomas C. Latto	1818-12-01
Holmes, William KersleyWilliam Kersley Holmes	1882	1966
Boswell, AlexanderAlexander Boswell	1775-10-09	1822-03-27
Buchan, JohnJohn Buchan	1875-08-26	1940-02-11
Jacob, VioletViolet Jacob	1863-09-01	1946-09-09
Hershaw, WilliamWilliam Hershaw	1957-03-19
Buchan, PeterPeter Buchan	1917	1991
Angus, MarionMarion Angus	1865-03-27	1946-08-18
Begg, James A.James A. Begg	1940
Hubbard, TomTom Hubbard	1950		Kirkcaldy
Reid, JohnJohn Reid	1910
Stewart, Isobel GrantIsobel Grant Stewart	1949
Geddes, GordonGordon Geddes				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
McCulloch, Peter MitchellPeter Mitchell McCulloch				21c
Barr, WilliamWilliam Barr				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Hall, AgnesAgnes Hall				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Martin, John SmellieJohn Smellie Martin				Author of "Scottish Earth" (1923) and "Burn Water. Poems in English and Scots" (1939)
MacKie, Albert DavidAlbert David MacKie	1904	1985		Journalist, poet and playwright, also wrote topical comic verse under the pseudonym 'macNib'. Author of "Poems in Two Tongues" (1928)
Cardow, G. M.G. M. Cardow				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
McCallum, NeilNeil McCallum				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Georgeson, E. H. M.E. H. M. Georgeson				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Milne, G. J.G. J. Milne				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Milne, John ClarkJohn Clark Milne	1897	1962	Aberdeenshire	Author o "The Orra Loon" (1946)
Robertson, Edith AnneEdith Anne Robertson	1883-01-10	1973-01-31		Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Cameron, A. C.A. C. Cameron				Featured in "New Scots Poetry: a selection of short poems from the Festival of Britain Scots Poetry Competition" (1951)
Whyte, BrianBrian Whyte			Cowdenbeath / Aberdeen / Perth	21c
Wilson, RabRab Wilson	1960		New Cumnock	21c
Parkins, HazelHazel Parkins			Orkney	21c
Paterson, Stuart A.Stuart A. Paterson	1966			21c
Waddell, JohnJohn Waddell	1920			21c
Grant, MargaretMargaret Grant				21c
Thomson, MarkMark Thomson				21c
Chisnall, Edward F. H.Edward F. H. Chisnall	1941			21c
Giles, Harry JosephineHarry Josephine Giles	1986		Author o "Deep Wheel Orcadia " (2021)	21c
Purves, DavidDavid Purves	1924-04-09	2015-01-03		Author o "Thrawart Threipins" (1976) and "Herts Bluid" (1995)
Morton, ElaineElaine Morton				21c
De Luca, ChristineChristine De Luca			Shetland	21c
Dornan, StephenStephen Dornan				21c - Ulster-Scots and Doric
Robinson, PhilipPhilip Robinson				21c - Ulster Scots
McMillan, HughHugh McMillan	1955-03-26			21c
Mc, KeeksKeeks Mc				21c - Glasgow
Ferguson, RoyRoy Ferguson				21c - Ulster-Scots
McDonald, FionaFiona McDonald				21c - Ulster-Scots
Fitt, MatthewMatthew Fitt	1968			21c
Clark, SaraSara Clark				21c
Burgess, WilsonWilson Burgess				21c - Ulster-Scots
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson				21c
McPartlin, JohnJohn McPartlin				21c
Johnston, BarbaraBarbara Johnston				21c
McDonald, JohnJohn McDonald				21c
Fenton, JamesJames Fenton	1931-06-05	2021-02-03		Ulster-Scots
Butler, VeraVera Butler	1962			21c - Orkney
Lawrie, AlistairAlistair Lawrie				21c
Muir, GlennGlenn Muir				21c
Shoor Caan, AngusAngus Shoor Caan				21c
Cormack, KevinKevin Cormack				21c
Benzie, LesleyLesley Benzie				21c
Dempster, MichaelMichael Dempster				21c
Niven, LizLiz Niven	1952			21c
Stevenson, GerdaGerda Stevenson	1956-04-10			21c
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell				21c
Morrison Murray, HaroldHarold Morrison Murray				21c
Pyper, Hugh S.Hugh S. Pyper				21c
McKillop, RogerRoger McKillop				21c
Strachan, ShaneShane Strachan				21c
Bruce, LorraineLorraine Bruce				21c
Adamson, DonaldDonald Adamson				21c
Grieve, IngridIngrid Grieve				21c
McClure, Derrick J.Derrick J. McClure	1944			21c
Garson, SheilaSheila Garson				21c
Mackintosh, JimJim Mackintosh				21c
Purdie, David C.David C. Purdie	1940			21c
Holton, BrianBrian Holton	1949-07-11			21c
Thom, BillBill Thom				21c
Jamieson, Robert AlanRobert Alan Jamieson	1958			21c
Lehane, MattMatt Lehane				21c
Harvey, Tracy AnneTracy Anne Harvey				21c
Douglas, DavidDavid Douglas				21c
Norquoy, GreerGreer Norquoy				21c
Curran, DouglasDouglas Curran				21c
Robson, FrancesFrances Robson				21c
Vettese, RaymondRaymond Vettese	1950			21c
Stewart, KennyKenny Stewart				21c
Tindal, BettyBetty Tindal				21c
McDonald, CharlieCharlie McDonald				21c
Goodall, Phyllis J.Phyllis J. Goodall				21c
Grieve, IssyIssy Grieve				21c
Watt, George T.George T. Watt				21c
Wallace, LornaLorna Wallace				21c
Sprott, GavinGavin Sprott				21c
Neill, JosieJosie Neill	1935			Author of "There's Ma Mammy Wavin" (2021)
Clark, ThomasThomas Clark				21c
Calder, BobBob Calder				21c
Bryden, HughHugh Bryden	1950
Gilliland, SamSam Gilliland	1939
Kynoch, DouglasDouglas Kynoch	1938
Miller, AlisonAlison Miller				21c
MacInnes, MoragMorag MacInnes				21c - Orkney
Manson, JohnJohn Manson				21c
Dante, PaoloPaolo Dante				21c
McCrory, PatPat McCrory				21c
Gilbert, JoJo Gilbert				21c - Doric
Jarvie, GordonGordon Jarvie				21c
Ross, DerekDerek Ross				21c
McHardy, StuartStuart McHardy	1947			21c - Dundee
Philip, AndrewAndrew Philip				21c
Fleemin, SandySandy Fleemin				21c
Williamson, ChristieChristie Williamson				21c
Diansangu, MaeMae Diansangu				21c
Sinclair, JamesJames Sinclair				21c
Burns, JohnJohn Burns				21c
Briggs, SusiSusi Briggs				21c
Thompson, MarkMark Thompson				21c
Tait, John MJohn M Tait				21c
Hardie, GeorgeGeorge Hardie				21c
Cameron, PeterPeter Cameron				21c
Perrie, WalterWalter Perrie				21c
Gillen, CharlesCharles Gillen	1951			21c - Ulster Scots
Hodgson, BrentBrent Hodgson	1945			21c
Letford, WilliamWilliam Letford				21c
Fyall, AitkenAitken Fyall				21c
Bratchpiece, NeilNeil Bratchpiece				21c
MacKinnon, AnnAnn MacKinnon				21c
Foyle, GhillieGhillie Foyle				21c
Nicholson, HannahHannah Nicholson				21c
Watt, RoseanneRoseanne Watt				21c
Sclater, KathrynKathryn Sclater				21c
Nicholson, JamesJames Nicholson				21c
Rennie, SusanSusan Rennie				21c
Goodbrand Saunders, DonaldDonald Goodbrand Saunders				21c
McNulty, VictoriaVictoria McNulty				21c
Shepherd, J. BarrieJ. Barrie Shepherd				21c
Hollinrake, Fran FlettFran Flett Hollinrake				21c
Tait, RuthRuth Tait				21c
Eunson, CatherineCatherine Eunson				21c
Harper, EdithEdith Harper				21c
Christie, HilaryHilary Christie				21c
Reid, AdelineAdeline Reid				21c
Leonard, IngridIngrid Leonard				21c
Skea, BessieBessie Skea				21c
Grace, ReyzlReyzl Grace				21c
Stewart, DelDel Stewart				21c
Coutts, PetePete Coutts				21c
Steele, GregorGregor Steele				21c
Drosten, JohnJohn Drosten				21c
Robertson, JamesJames Robertson				21c
McCabe, MaryMary McCabe				21c
Matheson, AnnAnn Matheson				21c
Scott, HamishHamish Scott				21c
Templeton, SheilaSheila Templeton				21c
Robertson, GaryGary Robertson				21c
Milligan, JohnJohn Milligan				21c
Liddell, FaithFaith Liddell				21c
Mainland, JimJim Mainland				21c
Chapman, HenryHenry Chapman				21c
Hume, DavidDavid Hume				21c
Bramwell, ColinColin Bramwell				21c
Love, Rowena M.Rowena M. Love				21c
Peffers, BobBob Peffers				21c
Noble, BrianBrian Noble				21c
King, AngelineAngeline King				21c
Sinclair, LiseLise Sinclair				21c
Chalmers, AimeeAimee Chalmers				21c
Donaldson, GordonGordon Donaldson				21c
McCabe, AlanAlan McCabe				21c
MacKenzie, DouglasDouglas MacKenzie				21c
McGibbon, JoeJoe McGibbon				21c
Sutherland, StellaStella Sutherland				21c
Lang, CharlesCharles Lang				21c
Brown, MoyraMoyra Brown				21c
Scott, ColinColin Scott				21c
Kirk Jn, AlbertAlbert Kirk Jn				21c
Johnston, MaryMary Johnston				21c
Bolland, JohnJohn Bolland				21c
Ritch, PaoloPaolo Ritch				21c
Hall, AnjaAnja Hall				21c
Wilkie, DaveDave Wilkie				21c
Peace, CourtneyCourtney Peace				21c
Wilson, LucyLucy Wilson				21c
Pacitti, StephenStephen Pacitti				21c
McNeil, AndrewAndrew McNeil				21c
Smith, DerekDerek Smith				21c
Gibson, DarrenDarren Gibson				21c
Duncan, RobertRobert Duncan				21c
Irvine, ChloeChloe Irvine				21c
Faffe, ChristinaChristina Faffe				21c
Johnson, LaureenLaureen Johnson				21c
Robertson, W. F.W. F. Robertson				21c
Gray, KathleenKathleen Gray				21c
Philip, GeorgeGeorge Philip				21c
Wilde, Jacqueline JayJacqueline Jay Wilde				21c
Flett, AlisonAlison Flett				21c
Landles, WilliamWilliam Landles				21c
Graham, LaurenceLaurence Graham				21c
Havery, HannahHannah Havery				21c
Beckett, Mavis DuncanMavis Duncan Beckett				21c
McBeath, LorraineLorraine McBeath				21c
McCallum, AndrewAndrew McCallum				21c
Hall, NatNat Hall				21c
Skinner, Alison C.Alison C. Skinner				21c
Hanna, WendyWendy Hanna				21c
McDonald, AlistairAlistair McDonald				21c
Robb, LydiaLydia Robb				21c
Murray, CampbellCampbell Murray				21c
Tait, ChristianChristian Tait				21c
Scott, FinolaFinola Scott				21c
Hume, CarolineCaroline Hume				21c
West, BarbaraBarbara West				21c
McClure, AlanAlan McClure				21c
Mainland, MarleneMarlene Mainland				21c
Millar, AlAl Millar				21c
Sulhunt, MiriamMiriam Sulhunt				21c
Cormack, LiamLiam Cormack				21c
McClure, RobRob McClure				21c
Aitchison, CraigCraig Aitchison				21c
Nicol, PaulPaul Nicol				21c
White, Ian NimmoIan Nimmo White				21c
Drennan, WilliamWilliam Drennan				21c
Cowan, Fiona AFiona A Cowan				21c
Valentine, LynnLynn Valentine				21c
Imlah, JohnJohn Imlah	1799	1846		Author of "May Flowers" (1827) and Poems and Songs (1841)
Singer, JohnJohn Singer				Author of "Hamespun Rhymes Frae the Spinnin Jenny" (1896)
Henderson, Daniel McIntyreDaniel McIntyre Henderson				Author of "A bit bookie of verse in the English and Scots tongues" (1905)
MacDonald, HughHugh MacDonald	1817	1860
Anderson, Jessie AnnieJessie Annie Anderson				Early 20c
Bain, RobertRobert Bain				Early 20c
Brown, George DouglasGeorge Douglas Brown	1869	1902
Brown, JohnJohn Brown				Early 20c
Buchanan, JohnJohn Buchanan			Glasgow	Early 20c
Bulloch, J. M.J. M. Bulloch			Aberdeen	Early 20c
Cairncross, T. S.T. S. Cairncross			Lesmahagow	Early 20c - Author o "The Scot at Hame" (1922)
Cocker, William DixonWilliam Dixon Cocker	1882	1970
Colvin, Ian D.Ian D. Colvin	1877-09-29	1938-05-10	Inverness
Corder, A. B.A. B. Corder	1858	1919
Coutts, LewisLewis Coutts			Ellon, Aberdeenshire	Early 20c
Crawford, D. H.D. H. Crawford			Ayr	Early 20c
Dodds, AndrewAndrew Dodds			Midlothian	Author of "The Lothian Land" (1917)
Scott-Douglas, Sir George BrisbaneSir George Brisbane Scott-Douglas	1856-12-22	1935-06-22
Fergus MD, John F.John F. Fergus MD			Glasgow	Early 20c
Ferguson, J. A.J. A. Ferguson			Callander	Early 20c
Gray, AlexanderAlexander Gray			Forfarshire	Early 20c
Harvey, Agnes B.Agnes B. Harvey			Glasgow	Early 20c
Henderson, ThomasThomas Henderson				Early 20c
Hendry, HamishHamish Hendry			Alloa, Clackmannanshire	Early 20c
Horne, JohnJohn Horne				Early 20c
Hutchison, Isobel W.Isobel W. Hutchison			Kirkliston, West Lothian	Early 20c
Kirk, C. J.C. J. Kirk			Dumbarton	Author of "Clyde Ballads" (1910)
MacGillivray, James PittendrighJames Pittendrigh MacGillivray			Aberdeenshire	Early 20c
MacLennan, R. J.R. J. MacLennan			Aberdeen	Editor of The Glasgow Evening News, Early 20c
M'Intosh, Barbara RossBarbara Ross M'Intosh				Author of "Scent o' the Broom" (1923)
M'Kenzie, DanDan M'Kenzie			Larkhall	Author o "Pride o' Raploch" (1920)
McCabe, MurrayMurray McCabe			Edinburgh	Uised nom de plume "Sanny McNee", Early 20c
McWilliam, T.T. McWilliam			Foveran, Aberdeenshire	Author o' "The Passing Days and Other Verses" (1917)
Murray, GeorgeGeorge Murray			Dalmellington, Ayrshire	Nom de plume "Milreoch", Early 20c
Muir, A.A. Muir				Early 20c
Munro, NeilNeil Munro				Early 20c
Murray, CharlesCharles Murray	1864-09-27	1941-04-12
Murray, Janetta I. W.Janetta I. W. Murray	1922	1952		Early 20c
Ogilvie, William HenryWilliam Henry Ogilvie	1869-08-21	1963-01-30
Pratt, TinsleyTinsley Pratt				Early 20c
Rae, GilbertGilbert Rae			Biggar, Lanarkshire	Early 20c
Robertson, Stewart A.Stewart A. Robertson	1866	1933	Midlothian	Author o "A Moray Loon" (1933)
Rorie, DavidDavid Rorie	1867	1946-02-18		Early 20c
Guthrie, ArthurArthur Guthrie	1854	1914		Uised nom de plume "Anthony Rowley"
Scott, A. BoydA. Boyd Scott				Author o' "Lays of the Old Clyde Shores" (1924)
Smith, HarryHarry Smith			Aberdeen	Early 20c
Smith, Mrs GeorgeMrs George Smith				Early 20c
Stewart, J. E.J. E. Stewart		1917		Early 20c
Dunbar, George P.George P. Dunbar			Aberdeenshire	Uised nom de plume "Stoneywood" - Published "A Whiff O' the Doric" (1922) and "A Guff o' Peat Reek" (1920)
Wilson, AlecAlec Wilson		1909	Galloway	Early 20c
Annand, J. K.J. K. Annand	1908-02-02	1993-06-08	Edinburgh
Gordon, AnnaAnna Gordon	1747	1810		Mrs Brown of Falkland
MacQueen, MaryMary MacQueen	1786	1854		Mrs Storie
Robertson, BellBell Robertson	1841	1922	New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire	19c?
Gillespie, Mrs MargaretMrs Margaret Gillespie	1831	1913
Robertson, JeannieJeannie Robertson	1908	1975		Aberdeenshire
Higgins, LizzieLizzie Higgins	1929-09-20	1993-02-20		Aberdeenshire
Melville, ElizabethElizabeth Melville	1599	1631
Bleiman, DavidDavid Bleiman				21c
Caie, J. M.J. M. Caie	1878-08-20	1949-12-22
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw	1786	1856	Forfar, Angus	Author of "Humourous songs" (1821)
Vedder, DavidDavid Vedder	1790	1854		Author of "Poems, legendary, lyrical, and descriptive" (1842)
Ainslie, HewHew Ainslie	1792	1878		Author o "Scottish songs, ballads and poems" (1855)

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References

↑ "Jenni Fagan - Poet". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 23 Januar 2024.
↑ "Symon, Mary (1863–1938), poet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (in Inglis). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-60934. Retrieved 23 Januar 2024.

[1] "Jenni Fagan - Poet". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 23 Januar 2024.

[2] "Symon, Mary (1863–1938), poet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (in Inglis). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-60934. Retrieved 23 Januar 2024.

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