The contributors to his wide-ranging anthology engage with political and social concerns, women’s and LGBTQ identities, local, multicultural, and international perspectives, alongside explorations of history, cultural exchange, love, land and language. Their oeuvre spans free verse, vibrant re-imaginings of traditional poetry and song forms, nature poetry, urban lyrics and panegyrics.
‘S ann an-seo a tha sùil aca air cuspairean poilitigeach is sòisealta, fèin-aithne nam ban is dhaoine LGDTC, seallaidhean ionadail ioma-chultarail is eadar-nàiseanta, cho math ri cnuasachadh air eachdraidh, iomlaid chultair, gaol is gràdh, tìr is cànan. Bheir saothair nam bàrd a-staigh saor-rannaigheachd, ath-chruthachadh beòthail bàrdachd thraidiseanta is de chruthan-òrain, bàrdachd nàdair, liricean bailteil is dàin molaidh.
This anthology builds on the legacy of earlier volumes edited by the late Donald MacAulay, Christopher Whyte, and Ronald Black. A new compendium introducing these sensitive and often radical voices to wider readerships through translation into English, Scots, and other European languages – often by the writers themselves and their peers, working in close creative collaboration.
Tha an duanaire a’ cur clach air càrn iom-leabhraichean eile, air an deasachadh le Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh nach maireann, Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh is Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin. Cumar ro luchd-leughaidh ann na guthan mothachail is ‘s tric radaigeach seo, tro eadar-theangachadh na Beurla, na Beurla Ghallta, is cànanan eile na Roinn Eòrpa – fo làimh nam bàrd is co-bhàrd fhèin, ag obair ann an dlùth cho-chomunn.
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir (Mark Spencer Turner) is a poet, translator, editor and singer-songwriter. Formerly the inaugural Gaelic Service Development Officer at the Scottish Poetry Library, he is currently Gaelic Editor of Northwords Now. His poetry collections include Polaris, which was shortlisted for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year and won a National Gaelic Award. He lives in Edinburgh
Tha Marcas Mac an Tuairneir (Mark Spencer Turner) na bhàrd, eadar-theangaiche, dheasaiche is òranaiche. Roimhe na chiad Oifigear Leasachadh Seirbheis na Gàidhlig do Leabharlann Bàrdachd na h-Alba, ’s e deasaiche na Gàidhlig fhathast do Northwords Now. Bheir a cho-chruinneachaidhean bàrdachd a-staigh Polaris, a bha air geàrr-liosta Leabhar Bàrdachd Albannach na Bliadhna is a choisinn Duais Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig. Tha e ri còmhnaidh an Dùn Èideann.
