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poetic Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 14.4 1.5 0 17.4 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3428 1 0 3 2 0
Number of authors26 21 1 3 1

Occurrences of poetic in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
he wee prince. 'It is geylies poetic. But it isna a muckle maitter on page 49

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Or is that no poetic enough fur ye? on page 8

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ye've asked me alang fir poetic concoctions on page 77

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
mane o dule wi the tichtest o poetic forms in Hebrew, the alphabet on page viii

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
And believe me. It willnae be poetic." on page 91

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
hou the idea o Scottish-Swiss poetic collaboratioun is nae as exot on page 5

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
'The Ballad i the Thorn' is a poetic an brawlie melancholic storie on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hinnerend, the true source o poetic strangth. on page 100

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
the leaves there, Elsie. Very poetic,' she says. on page 36

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
oont o Sydney Goodsir Smith's poetic culture in allusion and techn on page 95

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
e life. The'r bits o glimps o poetic talent here an thair, but the on page 122

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nguage beirs the mint-merks o poetic brilliance, merks at Burns le on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
associatit wi tradeitional an poetic acteivities. In their opeinio on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
puckle even wi a wee bittie o poetic licence tackit oan. Bit no il on page 16

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
a wunnerfu testimonie til the poetic pouer o rhyme, i the mids o b on page 7

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nis callit fethokis’. Fae a poetic pynt o view, muckle haes been
it flooer which haed a strang poetic tradition afore Burns. Dougla
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
glis in thae days, maistly in poetic diction;
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gua franca. The’r a wee bit poetic juistice in garrin Ogden’s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
A Poetic Narrative of 'Lochinvar'
s a buik o 92 poems, cried, A Poetic Narrative of 'Lochinvar' wi b
r siller. The ootcome bein, A Poetic Narrative by 'Lochinvar' bi C
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Sounds better like that, poetic even. Better than heid batter
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
is gin you’ll allow me some poetic license wi’ “Three” an
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an that day. A kind ay visual poetic justice. Never could ah huv g
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
There’s a guid literary and poetic air tae it (think “Ae Fond
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
ampots will girn about BBC’s poetic delight | Kevin McKenna https(2017) search twitter

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
erial difference as weel as a poetic ane. The Cooncil wis, nae doo
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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
mthin isna possible (aless wi poetic license). Da default on page 83

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
for emotional, intellectual, poetic content.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
There's somethin poetic aboot plants growin oot fae s(2019) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ts, ti juidge bi a piece, 'On Poetic Genius's', wrutten bi Chao-I on page 34

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
the camsteerie metaphysics o poetic creativity, castin for saumon on page 5

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