Venue: Kirkcudbright Parish Hall, 8 St Mary St, Kirkcudbright DG6 4AQ
Robert Burns is a legend: the Scottish Bard celebrated in his homeland, across the world and through the ages. Burns has defined Scotland, its radical traditions, egalitarianism and challenging those in authority. Join award-winning poet and biographer Robert Crawford, author of the acclaimed biography The Bard, as he talks about trying to capture the life of Scotland’s national poet.
Venue: Kirkcudbright Parish Hall, 8 St Mary St, Kirkcudbright DG6 4AQ
Robert Burns is a legend: the Scottish Bard celebrated in his homeland, across the world and through the ages. Burns has defined Scotland, its radical traditions, egalitarianism and challenging those in authority. Join award-winning poet and biographer Robert Crawford, author of the acclaimed biography The Bard, as he talks about trying to capture the life of Scotland’s national poet.
Robert Crawford is an academic at St Andrews University, writer, poet and authority on culture and history relating to Scotland and further afield. He has published widely including the award-winning Scotland’s Books: The Penguin Guide to Scottish Literature, an analysis of the relationship of Glasgow and Edinburgh and a biography of T.S. Eliot.
