The poem Tam o’ Shanter was written by Robert Burns in 1790 and its 224 lines, tradition has it, were composed in a single afternoon. A new challenge has been set to reboot Tam o’ Shanter, bringing it up to date in a new and original version that follows the structure of Burns’ poem but would be relevant in the twenty-first century.
Entries are being sought for Tam o’ Shanter Reboot, a poem about a night out and the return home after a wild and unpredicted experience – of whatever kind! It should be written in Scots or English and be the original work of the author, unpublished and not accepted for publication elsewhere. It should not be under consideration in other writing competitions and should not be a translation of another author’s work.
