Scotland isn't all haggis, Irn Bru and stunning landscapes, in fact Scotland's impact on culture – including poetry – is perhaps its biggest quality.
After all, you can’t have a Burns night without the poetry of Robert Burns – even with the haggis and a dram in hand. However, Burns was not the only Scottish poet to leave a mark on the world with his words and couplets.
With this in mind, wee decided to ask our readers who was the best Scottish poet of all time…that isn’t Robert Burns. Hundreds of you replied to offer your thoughts on the country’s best poet.
Here are the 10 poets you chose as Scotland’s best of all time.
9. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
Historian, novelist, poet, and playwright, Edinburgh born Sir Walter Scott is one of Scotland's most loved sons. His best known poetry work is The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Photo: Hulton Archive
10. George Mackay Brown (1921 - 1996)
George Mackay Brown was born in Stromness, Orkney and was best known for his poem 'A New Child' which was described as "one of the most beautiful Scottish poems of the twentieth century". Photo: Creative Commons 2.0