J.K. Annand

J K (James King) Annand (1908-1993) was a Scottish poet and translator. Born in Edinburgh, Annand was a teacher and lifelong champion of the Scots language. He was a founder member of the Scots Language Society and editor of its magazine Lallans . He was particularly known for his Scots poems for children, published in Sing it Aince for Pleisure (1965), Twice for Joy (1973), Thrice to Show Ye (1979) and A Wale o Rhymes (1989).

J K (James King) Annand (1908-1993) was a Scottish poet and translator. Born in Edinburgh, Annand was a teacher and lifelong champion of the Scots language. He was a founder member of the Scots Language Society and editor of its magazine Lallans . He was particularly known for his Scots poems for children, published in Sing it Aince for Pleisure (1965), Twice for Joy (1973), Thrice to Show Ye (1979) and A Wale o Rhymes (1989). See less