Happy Birthday

Not much more needs to be said about the man, save he deserves more than the mealy-mouthed words of the middle classes every twelve-month. Or to be hijacked by Salmond et al for the "Year of Homecoming". See previous post.

Anyway, here's some good sites. The BBC one could be especially useful. OK, so the poems are read by the great & good but that is perhaps a little bit better than by some Grouse-fuelled banker from Bridge of Allan.

Robert Burns (BBC Scotland)
The complete canon (eventually) read by the aforementioned great-and-good.

National Burns Collection
Discover Burns close-up through our on-line gallery, virtual tours of the homes and haunts of the poet, and a wealth of poetry and songs.

Robert Burns' Letters
Blog which publishes the letters of Burns on the days which they were written.

Poems & Songs (Bartleby)
557 works with a glossary of over 1,900 words and phrases.

Robert Burns Interactive
What mair div ye need?

Image courtesy Joe Wilson at Experimental Blog