Scots Makar

Target entity: Scots Makar
Context triple: [Liz Lochhead, positionHeld, Scots Makar]

• A. William Drummond of Hawthornden
  William Drummond of Hawthornden was a Scottish poet and laird of the early 17th century, best known for his refined sonnets and for hosting and corresponding with leading literary figures of his time.
• B. John Barbour
  John Barbour was a 14th-century Scottish poet and cleric, best known as one of the earliest major figures in Scots literature.
• C. Apostle of the Lothians
  Apostle of the Lothians is an honorific title given to Saint Baldred of Tyninghame, recognizing his influential early medieval missionary work and Christian evangelization in the Lothian region of Scotland.
• D. Hugh MacDiarmid
  Hugh MacDiarmid was a pioneering 20th-century Scottish poet and key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance, known for revitalizing Scots language poetry and blending modernist techniques with national themes.
• E. Sir David Lyndsay
  Sir David Lyndsay was a prominent 16th-century Scottish poet, courtier, and satirist known for his influential works critiquing church and state.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Scots Makar
Target entity description: Scots Makar is the honorary national poet of Scotland, appointed to promote Scottish poetry and literature.

• A. William Drummond of Hawthornden
  William Drummond of Hawthornden was a Scottish poet and laird of the early 17th century, best known for his refined sonnets and for hosting and corresponding with leading literary figures of his time.
• B. John Barbour
  John Barbour was a 14th-century Scottish poet and cleric, best known as one of the earliest major figures in Scots literature.
• C. Apostle of the Lothians
  Apostle of the Lothians is an honorific title given to Saint Baldred of Tyninghame, recognizing his influential early medieval missionary work and Christian evangelization in the Lothian region of Scotland.
• D. Hugh MacDiarmid
  Hugh MacDiarmid was a pioneering 20th-century Scottish poet and key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance, known for revitalizing Scots language poetry and blending modernist techniques with national themes.
• E. Sir David Lyndsay
  Sir David Lyndsay was a prominent 16th-century Scottish poet, courtier, and satirist known for his influential works critiquing church and state.
• F. None of above. chosen