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SELECTED POEMS Robert Burns 1759–1796

Robert Burns

1759–1796 · Scotland · The Romantics

Scotland’s national poet, Burns was a farmer’s son who wrote in Scots as well as English. He collected and reworked hundreds of traditional songs, including “Auld Lang Syne”, sung around the world at New Year. Scots celebrate Burns Night every 25 January.

✒️ Major works

Poems by Robert Burns

Public-domain poems, free to read and print.

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Frequently asked questions

Are Robert Burns’s poems free to read?

Yes. Robert Burns’s poems are in the public domain, and you can read 4 of them here or as a flip book.

What are Robert Burns’s best-known works?

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786).

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