Scots Makar
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Scots Makar is the honorary national poet of Scotland, appointed to promote Scottish poetry and literature.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwin Morgan | 0 |
| Jackie Kay | 0 |
| Liz Lochhead | 0 |
| Kathleen Jamie | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorary position
ⓘ
national poet laureateship ⓘ poetic title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish arts organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Scottish literature
ⓘ
Scottish poetry ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime |
2010
ⓘ
2016 ⓘ 2021 ⓘ |
| etymology | from Scots word “makar” meaning “poet” or “maker” ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scottish literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
to encourage engagement with poetry among the public
ⓘ
to produce poems marking significant national occasions ⓘ to represent Scottish poetry at official events ⓘ |
| hasHonorificStatus | national cultural role ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasSelectionProcess | appointment by government or cultural bodies ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | Makar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish cultural heritage ⓘ |
| positionEstablishedInPoliticalEntity | devolved Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Scots Makar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scots Makar NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots Makar NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots Makar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Edwin Morgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jackie Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Jamie NERFINISHED ⓘ Liz Lochhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote Scottish literature
ⓘ
to promote Scottish poetry ⓘ |
| role | national poet of Scotland ⓘ |
| startTime |
2004
ⓘ
2011 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ 2021 ⓘ |
| uses |
English language
ⓘ
Scots language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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