Robert Burns

Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist born on January 25, 1759, in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the eldest of seven children born to William Burness and Agnes Broun. Burns grew up in poverty and had to work on his family's farm from a young age. Despite this, he was an avid reader and had a passion for writing. Burns' first published work was "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect," which was released in 1786. The collection was an instant success, and Burns became a literary sensation overnight. His poems were written in Scots, a dialect of English spoken in Scotland, and celebrated the beauty of the Scottish countryside and the lives of its people. Some of Burns' most famous works include "Auld Lang Syne," "To a Mouse," "To a Louse," and "Tam O'Shanter." "Tam O'Shanter" is a narrative poem that tells the story of a man named Tam who gets drunk at a pub and rides home on his horse, encountering witches and other supernatural beings along the way. Burns was also known for his political views a