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Dunbar
(dun′bär)
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence 1872-1906; U.S. poet
- Dunbar, William 1460-1520; Scot. poet
See Dunbar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A burgh of southeast Scotland on the North Sea east of Edinburgh. Oliver Cromwell defeated the Covenanters here on September 3, 1650. Population: 6,015.
American writer primarily noted for his poetry, which reflects Black American life and dialect.
Scottish poet known for his allegorical works, such as The Thrissill and the Rois (1503), and an elegy on bygone poets, Lament of the Makaris (c. 1508).
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