HeberLonghurst
Every January, around the world, people gather in kilts, raise a glass of whisky, and toast the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns.
But why Burns?
This is the transcript of a Burns Night toast exploring how a farmer-poet from Scotland became the voice of a nation, the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the reason the Scottish diaspora still gathers centuries later to celebrate poetry, dignity, humor, and humanity.
Slàinte Mhath.