ISBN: 9781907054198. Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, 2010
236 pages
Age: 7-12
In stock
A ground-breaking anthology. Though Gaelic tradition is rich in nursery rhymes and songs, and in fine Gaelic poets, both ancient and modern, young Gaelic-speakers have never enjoyed a corpus of stimulating, amusing, inspiring, challenging, irreverent, heart-stopping poetry written specially with them in mind. This collection encompasses many styles and sources, and tackles subjects which have never been addressed in Gaelic before. Many different voices are heard – men, women and children, from the Gàidhealtachd and (in translation) from across the world (Lowland Scotland, the USA, Africa, the Far East…) all inviting the young reader to look at the world with new eyes.
Tha a' bhàrdachd sa chruinneachadh seo a' toirt còmhla iomadh guth, iomadh stoidhle agus iomadh cuspair. Tha guthan Gàidhlig ann am pailteas, bhon linn seo fhèin agus linntean eile, seann-eòlaich is guthan ùra, fir is mnathan is clann. Còmhla riutha sin tha pailteas ghuthan bho dhiofar dhùthchannan is chultaran, is iad uile a' dèanamh mar a bhios bàird - a' toirt cothrom don leughadair coimhead le sùilean ùra air an t-saoghal.
The poetry in this collection brings together many voices, styles and subjects. There are plenty of Gaelic voices, from both the 21st century and from previous centuries, old hands and new voices, men, women and children. On top of that there are plenty of voices from different countries and cultures, all of them doing what poets should do - giving the reader the opportunity to look at the world in a new way.