The Kist

The Kist / A'Chiste provides a selection of Scots texts which are carefully chosen to engage children with language. This anthology, which also features Gaelic texts not included here, contains poetry, prose and drama.

A Christmas Poem by Josephine Neill

'A Christmas Poem', by Josephine Neil, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
A Dug, A Dug by Bill Keys

'A Dug, A Dug', by Bill Keys, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that …
Bairns by Betty Allan

'Bairns', by Betty Allan, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
The Ballad of Janitor MacKay by Margaret Green

'The Ballad of Janitor Mackay', by Margaret Green, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
Bessie Dunlop by John Hodgart

'Bessie Dunlop', by John Hodgart, is a drama text from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Brekken Beach, Nort Yell by Christine De Luca

'Brekken Beach, Nort Yell', by Christine De Luca, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that …
The Bogle by W D Cocker

'The Bogle', by W. D. Cocker, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and …
The Bubblyjock by Hugh MacDiarmid

'The Bubblyjock', by Hugh MacDiarmid, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and …
Crocodile by J K Annand

'Crocodile', by JK Annand, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Crowdieknowe by Hugh MacDiarmid

'Crowdieknowe', by Hugh MacDiarmid, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
Da Beltane Foy by John J Graham

'Da Beltane Foy' by John J. Graham is taken from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Doric Reggae Spider Rap by Sheena Blackhall

'DoricReggaeSpider Rap', by Sheena Blackhall, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so …
Empty Vessel by Hugh MacDiarmid

'Empty Vessel', by Hugh MacDiarmid, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
The First Hoolit's Prayer by Ian McFadgen

'The First Hoolits Prayer', by Ian McFadgen, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
Graffiti by Janet Paisley

'Graffiti' by Janet Paisley, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners can continue …
The Hen's Lament by Sheena Blackhall

'The Hen's Lament', by Sheena Blackhall, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that …
Heron by J K Annand

'Heron', by JK Annand, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Hungry Waters by Hugh MacDiarmid

'Hungry Waters', by Hugh MacDiarmid, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers …
Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket by Margaret Hamilton

'Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket', by Margaret Hamilton, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre …
Naebody by Betty Allan

'Naebody', by Betty Allan, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners can continue …
North East Nineties Rap by Sheena Blackhall

'North East Nineties Rap', by Sheena Blackhall, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and …
The Punnie by Sheena Blackhall

'The Punnie', by Sheena Blackhall, is one of the texts from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Shetlan by John Peterson

'Shetlan', by John Peterson, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners …
Street Talk by J K Annand

'Street Talk', by JK Annand, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and learners can continue …
Wur Cheeko by Jenny S Stewart

'Wur Cheeko', by Jenny S Stewart, is one of the poems from 'The Kist' - an anthology of Scots (and Gaelic) poetry and prose that was digitised by Education Scotland and gifted to the Scots Language Centre so that teachers and …