Makar

A makar in Scots leeteratur 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 fur ither forms o creaution.^[1]

For ordinar the Scots Makars refers til a Scots leid leeterar genre o the late Middle Ages.

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

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

The Scots Makar

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

In modren Scotland, The Scots Makar (cutty mak: The Makar) is the Scots' naitional poet, appyntit by the Scots Pairlament,^[2] an the equeevalent o the English Poet Laureate.

• Edwin Morgan (2004 - 2010)^[3]
• Liz Lochhead (2011 - 2016)^[3]
• Jackie Kay (2016 - 2021)^[3]
• Kathleen Jamie (2021-2024)^[4]