“This was one of the first poems that I ever wrote.” Jackie Kay was 12 when she wrote Adoption. Here, she recalls family holidays around Scotland including vivid memories of a trip to the island of Mull. 📺 Jackie recounts her extraordinary life story for the fascinating new BBC series In My Own Words. Watch now on #iplayer. | BBC Arts

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Happy Burns Night! Once you're done with the celebration, why not coorie doon with a bairn and enjoy a reading from one of our greatest living Scottish poets, Jackie Kay? Jackie's first illustrated book for children, Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story, is rooted in familiar folk songs, & injected with gloriously lyrical old Scots, and features wonderful illustration by Jill Calder. | Walker Books