#scottishness — Public Fediverse posts
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“Scottishness is as much myth as it is history, which means that we must guard it carefully, retell it beautifully &, more than anything else, love it wisely”
John Burnside (1955–2024) was born #OTD, 19 March. His career as an author & poet spanned nearly 40 years
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https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2024/07/in-search-of-a-homeland
#Scottish #literature #poetry #novels #JohnBurnside #Scottishness #ScottishIdentity
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“Scottishness is not some pedigree lineage. This is a mongrel tradition!”
William McIlvanney (1936–2015) – author & poet (& provider, at a rally in Edinburgh in 1992, of our profile header, as quoted in Neal Ascherson’s 2002 book STONE VOICES) – was born #OTD, 25 November
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#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #WilliamMcIlvanney #Scottishness #identity