Carl MacDougall, Edwin Morgan, Liz Lochhead and Iain Banks explore Scottish writing ... to the power of place and landscape in Scottish literature. 1. Read good poetry, the best, modern or ...

Carol Ann Duffy was the first ever female Poet Laureate of the UK and the first to be born in Scotland. I can think of no good reason why she should not be included in the Scottish curriculum.

This is similar to other Scottish writers such as poets Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead, and playwright Ena Lamont Stewart, who have also sought to capture the idiosyncrasies of Scottish dialogue in ...

Scotland's Bard will make way for more 'diverse' and modern writers in sweeping changes to set texts in secondary schools. The Scottish Qualifications Authority has 'repositioned' Burns from his ...