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Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar , or National Poet of Scotland, [ 3 ] and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011.
At the opening of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on 9 October 2004, Liz Lochhead read a poem written for the occasion by Morgan, titled "Poem for the Opening of the Scottish Parliament". She was announced as Morgan's successor as Scots Makar in January 2011.
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off is a 1987 play by Liz Lochhead.It explores the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Mary Stuart.It is primarily written to be from a female point of view, and is considered to be Lochhead's most successful and critically acclaimed play. [1]
Kathleen Jamie has written poems for the Cop26 summit, the opening of Parliament and about the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Scotland’s outgoing national poet will leave ‘powerful legacy ...
His poem (and song) "Auld Lang Syne" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and "Scots Wha Hae" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. [50] Burns's poetry drew upon a substantial familiarity with and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makar tradition ...
The organisation was supported by independence-minded artists, including Liz Lochhead, Alasdair Gray, Elaine C. Smith and Karine Polwart. [ 1 ] Andrew Whittaker, political correspondent at The Scotsman described the group as "the most significant cultural voice to emerge in the referendum debate so far".
His main interest is in Post-Enlightenment Scottish literature, [5] including Robert Burns [6] and Robert Fergusson, [7] but he has a keen interest in contemporary poetry, [8] including Edwin Morgan, [9] Douglas Dunn [10] and Liz Lochhead. [11] Crawford is a prolific and successful poet and concerns himself with the nature and processes of ...
Liz Lochhead, True Confessions and New Cliches [11] Michael Longley, Poems 1963–1983, [11] Northern Ireland poet published in the United Kingdom; Norman MacCaig, Collected Poems [11] Derek Mahon, Antarctica,, [11] Gallery Press, Northern Ireland poet published in the United Kingdom; Peter Reading, Ukulele Music [11] [16]