COLUMBIA, S.C. – Students of Scottish literature and lovers of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns may view a rare, handwritten copy of his famous verse, "Afton Braes," unveiled Wednesday at the ...

The image of poetry fans gathered in a pub enjoying bagpipes, haggis, drinks and verse is a very Scottish one, but Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns has fans worldwide who know there’s no better ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 24, 2020, before the restrictions of the pandemic limited social gatherings. But even COVID-19 can't dampen the collective spirit of Robert ...

LONDON — Although their heart is in Scotland, the poems of Robert Burns have made a massive impact throughout the world. The titles of both John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and J.D. Salinger's The ...

Host Jacki Lyden marks the 250th birthday of Scottish poet and haggis lover Robert Burns. She hears from Alison Jones, a champion of Burns' poems. Jones is also a champion reciter — she won The Robert ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Students of Scottish literature and lovers of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns may view a rare, handwritten copy of his famous verse, “Afton Braes,” unveiled Wednesday at ...

Robert Burns (1759-1796) was the premiere Scottish poet and balladeer, regarded in Scotland with the same reverence as Shakespeare in England—and, like Shakespeare’s creative use of Elizabethan ...

January 25 is the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns, born in Alloway (now a suburb of Ayr) in 1759, and famed for such works as “To a Mouse,” “A Man’s a Man for A’ That,” “A Red, Red Rose,” and ...

If there is one annual ritual by which a wandering Scot can instantly reaffirm his or her identity, it is by spending the evening of January 25 drinking copious amounts of whisky, and feasting on ...