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Makar

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A makar in Scots literature 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 for ither forms o creation.[1]

The wird is uised in twa weys. In its auld sense, the makars are the poets o Scots literature, maist o aw the coort poets o the late Middle Ages. In modren Scotland, the Scots Makar is an official post, the naitional poet (see ablo).

The auld makars

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

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

The Scots Makar

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

In modren Scotland, the Scots Makar (cutty mak: the Makar) is Scotland's naitional poet, appyntit bi the Scots Government,[2] an is lik the Unitit Kinrick's Poet Laureate.

References

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  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. 1 2 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). Archived frae the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 19 Januar 2022.
  5. ↑ "Scotland's Makar - Our National Poet". Scottish Poetry Library (in Inglis). Retrieved 15 September 2026.
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