Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Mark Spencer Turner
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir (Mark Spencer Turner) works in Gaelic, English and Polari.
Language: Gaelic
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair Alexander MacDonald
Modern poetry in Scottish Gaelic begins with the brilliant, controversial figure of Alexander MacDonald, better known as Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.
Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh
Donald MacAulay
Donald MacAulay was a poet, scholar and linguist, whose distinguished academic career culminated in holding the Chair of Celtic at the University of Glasgow.
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh is a Gaelic language poet and commentator.
Duncan Ban MacIntyre
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Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir
Martin MacIntyre
Martin MacIntyre grew up in Lenzie, near Glasgow, his father being originally from South Uist.
Pàdraig MacAoidh Peter Mackay
Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay is originally from the Isle of Lewis; he lectures in the School of English at the University of St Andrews, and has written widely on Scottish and Irish poetry.
Rob Donn MacAoidh
Rob Donn Mackay
Though able only to dictate rather than write his poetry, Rob Donn made an important contribution to the Gaelic poetic tradition as he lived through the changes of the eighteenth century in the north-west Highlands.
Somhairle MacGill-Eain
Sorley MacLean
Sorley MacLean's mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics make him one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era.
Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh
Mary MacLeod
Aonghas MacNeacail
Aonghas MacNeacail has been a leading voice in Gaelic poetry for decades, as poet, and as a regular literary commentator in print and on Gaelic radio. He is also a songwriter, screen writer and librettist.
Caoimhin MacNèill
Kevin MacNeil
Kevin MacNeil is a novelist, poet and playwright, now lecturing in creative writing at the University of Stirling.