On 16th July 1439 kissing was banned in England to stop the spread of the Black Death
Poetry Corner Ae Fond Kiss
Abraham Lincoln & Robert Burns
“Robert Burns is Scotland’s poet but he belongs to the world….I make no apologies for beginning my story about Burns not in Ayrshire, but in America.”
Poetry Corner:Scots Wha Hae
The Battle Of Bannockburn.
Scots Wha Hae by Robert Burns.
Poetry Corner:A Red Red Rose
I thought I’d help Mum and Dad celebrate their 61st Wedding Anniversary with a little Burns.
Poetry Corner My Father was a Farmer
My Father was a Farmer by Robert Burns, used today to commemorate the creation of the first steel plough by……..
Proof Positive
“The golf mind coach Bob Rotella always says that the one thing that unites us is that, regardless of whatever is going on around us, we can all choose how we think.”
Celebrating Robert Burns in the Library
This Saturday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.30 Orkney Library and Archive in Kirkwall will be marking Robert Burns day.
Immortal Memory
“This is essentially a story about the universal, global appeal and relevance of a poet in a world that boasts at least forty statues of him.”
Poetry Corner Burns
Robert Burns poetry was first publish on this day in 1786, here is one of my favourites.
Poetry Corner: The Silver Tassie
On 21 July 1796 Robert Burns died in Dumfries.
