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PUBLISHER: Scottish Poetry Library
ISBN: 9780953223589
PAGES: 64 p.
PUBLICATION DATE:
June 5, 2008
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Dreuchd An Fhigheadair
Seven Scottish poets with no knowledge of Gaelic were offered literal versions of contemporary Gaelic poems. Here, their responses are set alongside the Gaelic originals, revitalising a dialogue from which both sides have much to gain.
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