Tam o' Shanter

Name: Tam o' Shanter
Author: Robert Burns

by Robert Burns

Narrative poem of a drunken man's wild Halloween night and encounters with supernatural

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Robert Burns

Scottish poet who wrote in Scots dialect and became the national poet of Scotland. His songs including Auld Lang Syne and To a Mouse celebrate the common humanity and the Scottish landscape.

More by Robert Burns

Poems Chiefly in the Scottish DialectCollection of poems in Scots dialect celebrating rural life, love, and Scottish national identity
Auld Lang SyneSentimental song about parting from old companions with nostalgic affection and remembrance
To a MousePoem expressing sympathy for a field mouse destroyed by the plow and reflecting on mortality
A Red Red RosePassionate love song celebrating the object of affection with emotional intensity and sincerity