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    Tosgairean na Bàrdachd
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Poetry Ambassadors
Tosgairean na Bàrdachd

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English
The SPL’s Poetry Ambassadors scheme is intended to cover the whole of Scotland, moving beyond the central belt to take in the entire sweep of the country, its people and its languages. New Ambassadors are chosen annually with Scots and Gaelic champions included in the selection.

The tasks the SPL requests its Ambassadors undertake during their year-long appointments will vary, from writing poems on chosen themes, assisting the SPL with is Best Scottish Poems anthology, and seeking out new and emerging voices.

Gaelic
‘S e amas sgeama Toosgairean na Bàrdachd LBA farsaingeachd na h-Alba a riochdachadh, a’ dol thairis air Meadhan na h-Alba, gus còrr na dùthcha, a daoine is a cànanan a thoirt a-steach. Thèid Tosgairean ùra a thaghadh gach bliadhna le gaisgich na Gàidhlig is na Beurla Gallta nam measg.

Bidh na Tosgairean a’ gabhail farsaingeachd dhreuchdan os làimh fad na bliadhna ‘s a bhios iad an sàs san sgeama, eadar sgrìobhadh air cuspairean sònraichte, taic a chumail ri LBA a thaobh duanaire nan Dàn Albannach as Fheàrr agus sireadh ghuthan ùra is faoisgneach.

Poetry Ambassadors 2021

2021's Poetry Ambassadors are Sheena Blackhall, Martin MacIntyre, Martin Malone and Tom Murray.
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Poetry Ambassadors 2021: Dreaming

At the end of the first term of the SPL’s revised Poetry Ambassadors programme, we invited them to each produce a new work on the theme of dreaming.
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Poetry Ambassadors 2020

2020's Poetry Ambassadors were Ceitidh Campbell, Hugh McMillan, Aoife Lyall and Thomas Clark.
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