ROBERT BURNS: Scotland´s national poet.

250 years of Robert Burns
25 January 2009 will mark 250 years to the day since Scotland's national poet was born. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a 'light' Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also ...
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