Àite nan Iomadh Loch - by
‘… gun ach ainmean sgrìobhte marbh
air a’ chloinn ’s na fir ’s na mnathan
Language: Gaelic
Petra Johana Poncarová
’S e neach-rannsachaidh, eadar-theangadair, agus sgrìobhadair a th’ ann am Petra Johana Poncarová, agus tha i air a bhith ag obair ann an Seacais, Gàidhlig na h-Alba, is Beurla.
Victoria MacIver
Victoria Maciver is a poet and Gaelic primary school teacher born and raised in the Highlands whose work moves fluently between Scottish Gaelic and English. Rooted in family life, motherhood, landscape and language, her writing reflects a deep engagement with place and belonging and with the lived experience of carrying culture across generations. Whether on […]
Donald Macintyre
Donald Macintyre lived through two world wars. He was one of Gaelic’s finest traditional bards from an era when Dr James Delargy of the Irish Folklore Commission spoke of South Uist as
Donald John MacDonald
Donald John MacDonald left school at 14 but had imbibed his native oral culture from both sides of his bardic family. From them he inherited an unequalled richness and musicality of language which make his early works a pleasure to read aloud.
Aoibheag ò an iomain - by
Aoibheag ò an iomainAn spòrs as annsa leamcaman nam mo làimhclogad air mo cheannAoibheag ò an iomainan iomairt as fheàrr a th’ ann Aoibheag ò an iomainga cluich o chian nan cianNa gaisgich bha fo Sgàthaichan camain gleust’ mar sgiathAoibheag ò an iomaina glòir a’ soillseadh mar a’ Ghrian Aoibheag ò an iomainar sgioba ri […]
Eòghan Stiùbhart
Eòghan Stiùbhart lives and work on the west side of Inverness and loves play with language and to explore the nature and indigenous cultures of the Highlands through his poetry.
Sleepover na h-Alba - by
Às dèidh bhùithtean-obrach aig Bun-sgoil na Coille NuaidhThigibh còmhla rium gun den! Tha mi air a togail anns an t-seòmar-shuidhe,leis na cushions bhon t-sòfa, brat-leapa geal is na cùirtearan dùinte –chì sinn cà’ tèid sinn nar suain!Tha m’ inntinn mar phlaide tartain,is na dathan ri sruth – tha gach loidhne gar toirt an t-astar,eadar Cille […]
An Fhallaid - by
às dèidh ‘Boireannach a’ Fuine san t-Sithean’ à Ugam agus Bhuam le Pàdraig Moireasdan (1977) Latha dhomh ’s mi falbh na mòintich, chunnaic mi doras a’ fosgladh sa bheinn;chaidh mi a-steach ann, bha dannsadh is òl ann, coinnlean a’ lasadh, fìdhlean a’ seinn. Chunnaic mi cailleach a’ tighinn nam chomhair,is i gam phutadh a dh’ionnsaigh […]
Rudan fiadhaich - by
as dèidh Edwin Morgan agus David McCord Darach, beitheBarrachd bheathaLabhras, ubhalMar bu dualSeileach, feàrnAnns gach cheàrnMalpais, bealaidhMadadh-allaidhUinnsean, iubharAnns an dubharGiuthas, sgitheachTuilleadh fiadhachdSirist, critheannSin ar miann
Beth Frieden
Beth writes poetry in English and in Scottish Gaelic. She received a New Scottish Writers Award for Gaelic Poetry in 2021, and was a Genesis Foundation Jewish Book Week Emerging Writer 2023-24. Her debut pamphlet, Acair san talamh / Anchor in the land, was published in 2023 by Stewed Rhubarb. Her poems have been published in […]
Lilidh - by
Chaidh Lilidh a-mach dhan mhòinteach,bha i ruith a-null ’s a-nallach cha tug i ’n airecà’ robh i ’dolis thuit i dhan a’ pholl!Chaidh Lilidh sìos dhan chladachis shnàmh i ann gun sguirsuas chun chreig’s air ais chun chidhemus tàinig i ’mach às a’ mhuir.Laigh Lilidh ris an stòbhana còirnear seasgair ciùinged a bha i crost’cha […]