Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Poems, chiefly of Margaret Maxwell Inglis, 1826-1830, the later of them being written in the hand of her daughter Mrs Gregory., 1826-1882.
File
Identifier: MS.2071
Scope and Contents
With a letter, 1856, of Mrs Gregory regarding the author and the manuscript (folio 26), and one, 1882, of Charles Rogers (folio 24).
Dates:
1826-1882.
Poems, chiefly undated odes and elegies., 1777, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.6389
Poems, collected by James Burnett, Lord Monboddo from his friends, circa 1780-1788, with later additions, 1811-1815., [Circa 1780]-1815.
File
Identifier: MS.24593
Poems, epigrams, epitaphs, etc., in William Drummond's hand, chiefly of his own composition, with some copies of the work of other writers., First half of 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2062
Scope and Contents
One portion is entitled 'An addition to the poemes of W.D., 1620' (folio 1).
Dates:
First half of 17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Hawthornden Manuscripts: original papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
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Manuscripts of William Drummond of Hawthornden.
Poems from 'Selected poems' to 'Hitherto uncollected poems' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1978, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27028
Dates:
[1978, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Poetry of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and a few printed copies of individual poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’.
Poems from 'The lucky bag' to 'A lap of honour' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1978, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27027
Dates:
[1978, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Poetry of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and a few printed copies of individual poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’.
Poems from the papers of the Reverend Colin Campbell Mackenzie, United Free Church of Scotland, Minister of Strathglass., 1880-1907.
File
Identifier: MS.14956, folios 2-3
Scope and Contents
The poems are written on paper bearing a Court of Session stamp. Initialled A R F by the writer and endorsed ‘For Mr. D. MacLeod (No.2)’. The contents are as follows.(i) “Bratach bhuadhail Mhicleoid o’n tùr mor a’lasadh”, 5 quatrains. MacCrimmon’s Lament (folio 2 recto);(ii) Sir Walter Scott. “MacLeod’s wizard flag from the grey castle sallies. Do” (bottom of folio 2 verso);(iii) “Dh’iadh ceo nan stuchd my aodann Chilinn”, 4 quatrains +...
Dates:
1880-1907.
Poems in manuscript, inscribed 'to MS from PM Xmas 1909'., 1909.
File
Identifier: Acc.3501/1
Scope and Contents
'MS' is presumably Lady Margaret Sackville, and 'PM' is presumably James Pittendrigh Macgillivray.
Dates:
1909.
‘Poems in Scots’ by William Soutar (Edinburgh, 1935), with notes in the author's hand., 1935-[Before 1944.]
File
Identifier: MS.8770
Scope and Contents
Notes dispersed about 63 printed pages.
Dates:
1935-[Before 1944.]
Poems in Scots of the Reverend James Melville, minister of Kilrenny, mostly on religious themes
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.7
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Sonnets and short poems, some relating to Andrew Melville, written in 1610 and 1611 (folio 1). (ii) Copy of Hugh Broughton`s pamphlet `A Petition to the Lords to examine the religion and cariage of R. Ban[croft] Archbishop. Anno.1608` (folio 12).(iii) `A Preservative from Apostasie or the Song of Moses ... translated out of Hebrew and put in metre first shortly neere the text and than more at large...
Dates:
1606-1611.
Poems (including occasional, political, and love poems), songs and epitaphs., Early 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17799
Scope and Contents
The great majority of the works are of the eighteenth century; but the earlier ones include one each by Andrew Melville (folio 1) and Arthur Johnston (folio 3), both apparently unpublished.
Dates:
Early 17th century-18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Poems, letters and other papers of the poet William Julius Mickle (1734 or 1735-1788).
Series
Identifier: MSS.15934-15936
Dates:
1722-1788, undated.
Poems, many by Henry Mackenzie, some by other members of his family, and some copies of poems by such people as Wordsworth, Scott, and Charles James Fox., 1755-1837, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.6390
Poems mostly addressed to Joan Glassel before her marriage., [?Before 1820].
Series
Identifier: Acc.8508/7-8
Dates:
[?Before 1820].
Poems, mostly religious, collected by Björn Haldórsson.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.7.17
Dates:
18th century.
Poems, mostly religious, collected by Björn Haldórsson.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.8.14
Dates:
18th century.
Poems, newspaper-cuttings, etc., relating to the death of Francis Horner, elder brother of Leonard Horner., 1817-1823.
File
Identifier: MS.2218
Poems, notes, extracts from books, and a diplomatic cipher., 1794, 1807, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5720
Dates:
1794, 1807, undated.
Poems of Allan Ramsay: 'On the Birth Day of Miss M.O.' and acrostic 'Epigram' on Mary Sleigh., Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3648, folio 31
Dates:
Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
Poems of, and notes on, the Icelandic poet and journalist Mattìas Johannessen., 2004.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/672
Scope and Contents
File includes Magnusson’s speech on Johannessen for the Edinburgh Book Festival of 2004.
Dates:
2004.
Poems of Archibald McGilchrist Esq. of Northbar.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13647
Scope and Contents
Poems on various subjects including the French Revolution, Edmund Burke, Voltaire, and, Peter Pindar
Dates:
circa 1794.
Poems of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, chiefly in his autograph., 1865-1869, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3073
Scope and Contents
Many of the poems are accompanied by previous drafts. A few bear dates: 1865 (number 56), 1868 (numbers 3, 66), 1869 (numbers 4, 50, 61). On the back of number 45 is a fragment of prose dialogue.
Dates:
1865-1869, undated.