Comments on: Scottish Poet Robert Burns Gets His Own Celebration http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/scottish-poet-robert-burns-gets-his-own-celebration/01/23/2008/ Commentary On 21st Century Poetics Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:13:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Private McPhee http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/scottish-poet-robert-burns-gets-his-own-celebration/01/23/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Private McPhee Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:09:24 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/scottish-poet-robert-burns-gets-his-own-celebration/01/23/2008/#comment-132 I attended my first Burns Night last Saturday evening in Emmitsburg, Maryland. As it was a fundraising event all I can say is the parts that weren't like a schoolboard meeting were rather enjoyable. The haggis was marvelous, and the piper talented. I think there's a Scottish Renaissance brewing in the churlish "Scottish Diaspora." Since next year marks Rabbie's 250th, I think there will be a few more eyes on Burns night. :) I attended my first Burns Night last Saturday evening in Emmitsburg, Maryland. As it was a fundraising event all I can say is the parts that weren’t like a schoolboard meeting were rather enjoyable. The haggis was marvelous, and the piper talented. I think there’s a Scottish Renaissance brewing in the churlish “Scottish Diaspora.” Since next year marks Rabbie’s 250th, I think there will be a few more eyes on Burns night. :)

]]> By: Jim Murdoch http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/scottish-poet-robert-burns-gets-his-own-celebration/01/23/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Jim Murdoch Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:59:31 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/scottish-poet-robert-burns-gets-his-own-celebration/01/23/2008/#comment-133 It's not as big a thing here as you might imagine. In fact, I've never been to a Burns Supper in my life and I was a grown man before I tasted haggis. I've also never worn a kilt and can't stand whiskey. Go figure. I did win a prize for a project on Burns when I was about nine but school sickened me off him. The Scots make far more fuss about New Year's Eve (or Hogmanay as we tend to call it); it's not such a big thing in England though. It’s not as big a thing here as you might imagine. In fact, I’ve never been to a Burns Supper in my life and I was a grown man before I tasted haggis. I’ve also never worn a kilt and can’t stand whiskey. Go figure.

I did win a prize for a project on Burns when I was about nine but school sickened me off him. The Scots make far more fuss about New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay as we tend to call it); it’s not such a big thing in England though.

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