SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1005 Title : Poem from "Burnin Whins" Author(s): Liz Niven Copyright holder(s): Liz Niven Text ‘No future age shall see his name expire’ Inscription on the tombstone of William Nicholson. Brither Wull, tae scuil’s routine ye wir ill-fitted, they said ye could cairrie the pack instead. No suitit tae ferm wi yer short sicht, loadit up wi combs, thimbles, goun fabric. Ye set aff wi yer bagpipes at twentie, wunnert whit wid printin a buik dae fir ye. Afore lang yer poem sangs got ye kent, tae Edinburgh citie neist ye went. Bit doon in London ye fell oan herd times, preachin religion instead o yer rhymes. Drink made ye prey tae malevolent types. Near droont in canals, robbed o yer pipes. Ye’ll be mindit alangside Burns an Hogg, fir yer Brownie o Blednoch written at Borgue. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2004 Word count: 125 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Luath Press Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: 1842820745 Part of larger text: Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: "Burning Whins" poetry collection Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 19 Forenames: Liz Surname: Niven Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Occupation: Writer Place of birth: Glasgow Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Dumfries Region of residence: E & Mid Dumfries Residence CSD dialect area: Dmf Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Gardener Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Seamstress Mother's place of birth: Glasgow Mother's region of birth: Glasgow Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work / home Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: With French people / films Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work / home