Scottish Love Poems

Love in all its forms is celebrated in this diverse and highly accessible poetry anthology with poems from Robert Burns to Norman MacCaig, and Liz Lochhead to William Letford. Scotland's rich poetry canon from the past is presented here alongside names from the modern and present day.

About the author

Edward Crossan was born in Edinburgh and is an editor at Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn, where he acquires and edits literary fiction and poetry. Since 2015, he has revitalised Polygon’s poetry programme building an award-winning list that includes Jenni Fagan, Hannah Lavery, Iona Lee, Liz Lochhead, Michael Pedersen, Alycia Pirmohamed, Thomas Stewart and Roseanne Watt. He lives in a small seaside town on the shores of the Firth of Forth with his wife and two children.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Crossan
• Assisted by: Edward Crossan (Editor)
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.10.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781846977152
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-715-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION / Romance / General, Fiction: special features, POETRY / General, Scotland, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Narrative theme: love / relationships