Jackie Kay unveiled as the new National Poet, or Makar, of ScotlandPosted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United Kingdom, Women on 2016-03-20 16:33Z by Steven |
Jackie Kay unveiled as the new National Poet, or Makar, of Scotland
The Herald
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
2016-03-15
Poet and author Jackie Kay
The acclaimed writer Jackie Kay is the new National Poet for Scotland.
Ms Kay, who lives in Manchester, who was awarded an MBE for her services to literature in 2006, will succeed Liz Lochhead as the National Poet.
Ms Kay said she spend around half her time in Glasgow, the city where her parents live.
The final selection of Ms Kay was made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former first ministers Alex Salmond, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and Henry McLeish.
The First Minister made the announcement at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh where Ms Kay read one of her own poems, ‘Between the Dee and the Don’.
Ms Kay was born in Edinburgh and raised in Glasgow.
She said she would like to write a poem for the re-opening of the Scottish Parliament later this year, after the Holyrood elections, as well as highlight the plight of refugees.
The announcement was made by Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, who said: “Poetry is part of Scotland’s culture and history, it celebrates our language and can evoke strong emotions and memories in all of us…
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