The Poetry Garden
MacDiarmid's Little White Rose
The rose of all the world is not for me
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet and breaks the heart
At the top end of Biggar High Street you'll find the Poetry Garden - an imaginative piece of public art produced in partnership with the Biggar Public Art Group and South Lanarkshire Council. The small garden contains plaques bearing quotations from Scottish poems that make botanical reference, alongside the plants to which they refer. There are also display boards where poets from all over South Lanarkshire can show their work, and the exhibitions are changed regularly by the Brownsbank Fellow. A leafy, sheltered spot, the garden also has benches where the public can sit and enjoy a moment of tranquility and reflection beside the bustle of the town's busy High Street.
Current Showcase
A selection of poems from the forthcoming Brownsbank Anthology. Click on title to read the poem.