Robert burns short poems

He came to fame as a poet when he was 27 years old, and his lifestyle of wine, women and song made him famous all over Scotland. He was the son of a farmer, born in a cottage built by his father, in Alloway in Ayr. This cottage is now a museum, dedicated to Burns. After the death of his father in , Burns inherited the farm but by he was in terrible financial difficulties: the farm was not successful and he had made two women pregnant.

He was persuaded not to leave Scotland by Dr Thomas Blacklock and in an Edinburgh edition of the poems was published. He married Jean Armour in — she had been one of his many women during his early life.

Robert burns family tree

A farm was bought, Ellisland, on the banks of the River Nith near Dumfries, but unfortunately the farm did not prosper and Burns ceased farming in and became a full-time exciseman. A problem soon arose as the steady income from this employment gave him ample opportunity to continue with his hard drinking which had long been his weakness.

One of the most important literary tasks he began a labour of love as he did not receive any payment for the work was his songs for the Scots Musical Museum. Burns contributed over songs, many of his own composition, and others based on older verses. Burns died aged 37 of rheumatic fever which he contracted after falling asleep at the roadside after a particularly vigorous drinking session in pouring rain.

Robert burns famous poems

Burns will never be forgotten as his poems and songs are still as popular in Scotland as they were when first written. Burns Night is a great occasion on January 25th when many dinners dedicated to his memory are held all over the world. The ritual of the Burns Supper was started by close friends of Robert Burns a few years after his death and the format remains largely unchanged today, beginning with the chairman of the Supper inviting the assembled company to welcome in the haggis.

Each January, the life and works of the greatest of all Scottish poets, Rabbie Burns are celebrated. The words of the great man are read out aloud for all to appreciate, whilst little mention is made of William Topaz McGonagall - the bard of Dundee.