I am a great admirer of Burns and I just love the Burns Supper season, its great to recite poetry like Tam O' Shanter or Holy Willie's Prayer.
Was there ever a better poem than Tam O' Shanter?

The only thing that baffles me about Burns is that he was ready to emigrate to the West Indies but changed his mind when his latest volume of poems were released, giving him celebrity status in Edinburgh.
What was he going to do in the West Indies at that time?