Editing Poet laureate (section)

===== Scotland =====
{{Main|Makar (National Poet for Scotland)}}
[[File:Edwin Morgan by Alex Boyd.jpg|thumb|Edwin Morgan, first Makar or National Poet for Scotland]]
[[Scotland]] has a long tradition of [[makar]]s and poetry. [[Iain Lom]], the [[Scottish Gaelic]] [[bard]], was appointed poet laureate in [[Scotland]] by [[King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland]] on his [[Stuart Restoration|restoration]] in 1660.<ref>{{Cite book |last=MacDonald |first=John |title=Òrain Iain Luim: Songs of John MacDonald, Bard of Keppoch |publisher=The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society |year=1964 |editor-last=MacKenzie |editor-first=Annie |pages=xxxviii}}</ref> In 2004 the [[Scottish Parliament]] appointed Professor [[Edwin Morgan (poet)|Edwin Morgan]] as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland. On his death in January 2011 he was succeeded by [[Liz Lochhead]].<ref>{{cite news |date=January 19, 2011 |title=Liz Lochhead confirmed as new Scots Makar |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12227515 |work=BBC News}}</ref> [[Jackie Kay]] followed Lochhead as Makar in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |date=March 15, 2016 | title=Jackie Kay announced as new Scots Makar |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35810962 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and was then herself succeeded by [[Kathleen Jamie]], who became Scotland's fourth Makar in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kathleen Jamie |url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/kathleen-jamie/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=Scottish Poetry Library}}</ref> In 2024, [[Pàdraig MacAoidh]] (Peter Mackay) became the fifth Makar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Livingston |first=Eve |date=2024-12-03 |title='Scotland has always been multilingual': new Scottish makar Peter Mackay |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/03/scotland-has-always-been-multilingual-new-scottish-makar-peter-mackay |access-date=2024-12-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> For cities, in 2014, Jim Carruth was appointed as the Poet Laureate of [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Carruth |url=https://poetryarchive.org/poet/jim-carruth/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Poetry Archive |language=en-GB}}</ref>