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Rab Wilson (born 1 September 1960, New Cumnock, Ayrshire) is a Scottish poet who writes mainly in the Scots language. His works include a Scots translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the poetry books ''Accent o the Mind'', ''Life Sentence'', and ''A Map for the Blind''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/profile-author/62221 )〕 ==Life== He held an engineering apprenticeship with the National Coal Board, working at Barony Pit in Ayrshire, but gave up mining as a result of the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) and instead trained as a psychiatric nurse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/rab-wilson )〕〔 As well as poetry, he has also campaigned on health issues, for the rights of health workers to speak openly about their concerns and act as whistleblowers. In 2012 he spoke to lawyers at the 4th European Collaborative Conference. He is closely connected with Scottish national poet Robert Burns, who was also from Ayrshire. Wilson worked on the project ''Burnsiana'' with Calum Colvin〔 and discovered that Burns may have taken part of ''Tam O' Shanter'' from English poet Edmund Bolton. In 2013 he was selected as the first James Hogg Creative Resident, living and writing in Ettrick Valley, home of the poet and writer James Hogg. He won the 2008 McCash Scots poetry competition.〔 In 2009 he jokingly threatened to behead Conservative politician Kenneth Baker while giving the address to the haggis at the Wordsworth Trust Book Festival Burns Night. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rab Wilson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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