He did not emigrate, but travelled around Scotland, eventually arriving in Edinburgh, where the "Ploughman Poet" became a major celebrity.īut he did not make a fortune out of his poetry (what's new there?) and worked as an exciseman ( a sort of tax collector) to supplement his income.
However his first collection of poetry, "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - the Kilmarnock Edition" was published and received great crictical acclaim. Robert developed a more romantic interest in poetry, and after fathering several illegitimate children, he planned to emigrate to the Indies, for a quieter life running a slave plantation. When his father died in 1784, Robert and his brother Gilbert took on the farm as partners. His father insisted on employing a tutor for him and he started to write verse aged 15. He worked on his father's farm, but spent much of his time reading and educating himself. Robert Burns was born in Alloway in 1759.
His poetry (often bowdlerised) is probably the most anthologised after Shakespeare and he is the only poet with his own world wide celebration day. Robert Burns is regarded as Scotland's premier poet (and lyricist).
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