Makar

A makar in Scots leeteratur is a poet or bard, aften pairt o the ryal coort. The wird makar refers tae the craft o writin poetry (keek at scop forby). The wird can forby be uised fur ither forms o creaution.^[1]

For ordinar the Scots Makars refers til a Scots leid leeterar genre o the late Middle Ages.

William Dunbar, a foregane Makar, wrate the Lament for the Makaris.

The maist weel kent o the makars wis John Barbour, Blind Harry (cried Henry the Minstrel an aw), Robert Henryson (or Henrysoun), William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas an David Lindsay but there wis mony mair o them that shoud be mynt an aw, sic as Alexander Scott.

The Scots Makar

Kathleen Jamie, Scots Makar (2021-2024) & Nicola Sturgeon

In modren Scotland, The Scots Makar (cutty mak: The Makar) is the Scots' naitional poet, appyntit by the Scots Pairlament,^[2] an the equeevalent o the English Poet Laureate.

• Edwin Morgan (2004 - 2010)^[3]
• Liz Lochhead (2011 - 2016)^[3]
• Jackie Kay (2016 - 2021)^[3]
• Kathleen Jamie (2021-2024)^[4]

References

1. Concise Scots Dictionary. Scottish Language Dictionaries. 2017. p. 146.
2. "Scotland's new Makar" (Press release). Scottish Government. 16 Februar 2004. Archived frae the original on 15 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
3. "The story of the Makar - National Poet of Scotland". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 19 Januar 2022.
4. "Makar - National Poet for Scotland". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 19 Januar 2022.

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