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The Mischievous, Playful Art of Language with Scotland’s New Makar, Peter Mackay


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Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay is a Scottish poet, academic, and the newly appointed Scottish Makar (national poet), known for his work in Gaelic and English.

Where can I find Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay?

  • Scottish Poetry Library
  • Bluesky (brand new account)

Where can I buy Peter's books? (not all of them)

  •  Gu Leòr / Galore (poems)
  • Nàdar De / Some King Of   (poems)
  • The Light Blue Book: 500 Years of Gaelic Love
    and Transgressive Poetry
    (translations, w/Iain MacPherson)

Peter's two books & two others - 

  • Second-hand Time by Svetlana Aexievich
  • The Road to the City by Natalia Ginzburg

  • Hundreds of Beavers (film)
  • Kayaking on the River Deva, Asturias, Spain




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