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Mark Spencer Turner
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Marcas Mac an Tuairneir. Gaelic Editor Northwords Now / Poet, Cultural Commentator and Singer-Songwriter / Polaris, Cruinneachadh, Speactram OUT NOW / #Gàidhlig 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Gay #Genderqueer 🏳️‍🌈 / My views, here (he/him/e/esan) marcasmac.scot
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Please Help Me On My Neurodiversity Journey

It's humiliating having to do this, but with #NHSLothian's inability to let me see a #neurodiversity specialist timeously, or recognise my private #diagnosis and medicate, I feel I am left with no choice but to take this route.

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Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Cò idir ach thusa⁠
cho glic ris an òr⁠
’s do shùilean cho bàidheil⁠
le gàire cho còir.⁠
~ Marion F. NicIlleMhoire, 'Macan aig Trì (Uairean sa Mhadainn'⁠

#ScottishPoetry #Scotland
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

This wide-ranging anthology showcases the talented cohort of Gaelic poets who have come to prominence since the turn of the millennium⁠.

#ScottishPoetry #Scotland #ScottishBooks
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Gach bliadhna bidh cothrom agam Luchd-ealain Gàidhealach ainmeachadh airson an Hot 100 aig The List agus, an turas seo, bha e na urram beagan aire a thoirt do shaothair na triùir a tha seo:

Donald Grant 🎻
Fiona J. MacKenzie 🎶
Mia Suhaimi 🖋️

#TheList #TheListUK #Gaelic #GaelicArts #Gàidhlig
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tha fiughair agam ri bhith aig Taigh-tasgaidh Litreachas na h-Èireann, còmhla ri Aerach Aiteach Gaelach, airson duanaire ùr de bhàrdachd LGDTC san dà Ghàidhlig a chur air bhog.

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Bigí linn!

#Gàidhlig #LGDTC
Oíche Scéalaíochta le hAerachAiteachGaelach
Cuir ort do ghúna nó do chulaith - nó an péire! - agus bí linn i Músaem Litríochta Éireann le haghaidh móroíche dánta, amhrán agus scéalta.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Diluain, bha mi a' bruidhinn ri Stephen MacLeòid air Sradagan san Iarmailt, an duanaire ùr againn de nua-bhàrdachd Ghàidhlig, aig deireadh Aithris na Maidne, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #ScotLit #Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Aithris Na Maidne, 24/11/2025
Naidheachdan ionadail, nàiseanta is eadar-nàiseanta gach madainn.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Mark Spencer Turner
Le Bella Caledonia Editor SRADAGAN SAN IARMAILT / SPARKS IN THE FIRMAMENT Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach / A New Generation Of Gaelic Poets Francis Boutle Publishers announces the publication of Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament, a major new anthology bringing together the foremost […]
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tha mi uabhasach toilichte a' teannadh a-nall air Uibhist a Deas airson tachartas bàrdachd is bùth-obrach cruthachail a dhèanamh airson Às an Tobar.

Bidh mi an uairsin ann am Barraigh còmhla ri Gòrdan agus fiughair againn ri cainnt na màthar a chluinntinn.

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Uist #SouthUist #Barra
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach / A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Na clachan-bhuadhach,⁠
obair-ghrèise an t-sìoda,⁠
an cruan a nì an cliath⁠
cho grinn.⁠
~ Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, 'Briathrachas'

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach / A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

This wide-ranging anthology showcases the talented cohort of Gaelic poets who have come to prominence since the turn of the millennium⁠. ⁠

#Gaelic
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Absolutely thrilled to welcome the Calum Stewart trio as support for our #Depositions performance at #CelticConnections! Calum, like many who will grace the stage that night, is one of #Scotland's finest musicians and so it's certain there will be a wealth of talent on the night.

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November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tha mi air mo dhòigh teachdaireachd nan Teisteanasan a sgaoileadh an an Uibhist a Deas is Barraigh aig deireadh na mìosa, an cuideachd eadar-theangair na Beurla Ghallta Gòrdan Cearrach.

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Poetry #Translation #Scots #ScotLit #ScottishPoetry #IrishPoetry #Uist #SouthUist #Barra
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Tha mi air mo dhòigh teachdaireachd nan Teisteanasan a sgaoileadh an an Uibhist a Deas is Barraigh aig deireadh na mìosa, an cuideachd eadar-theangair na Beurla Ghallta Gòrdan Cearrach.

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Poetry #Translation #Scots #ScotLit #ScottishPoetry #IrishPoetry #Uist #SouthUist #Barra
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Sradagan san Iarmailt
Sparks in the Firmament

Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir

Pre-order the perfect stocking-filler, here 👇🏻
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#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #Scotland
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Mark Spencer Turner
reminder that those who complain about people calling #Irish 'Gaelic', rarely do anything else for actual language rights (apart from bringing this up). it also shows their ignorance. they don't really care about the language...

good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
Can people call Irish, Gaelic? - IrishLanguage.ie
In short, yes. Saying ‘Gaelic’ for Irish is ok and you can use it. That in itself doesn’t seem like a controversial statement but say it in Ireland or
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November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Abair tlachd agus probaig BBC Radio nan Gàidheal air Là Luain - a' chiad òran a rinn sinn còmhla.

Cuimhnichibh gu bheil tòrr òran ùra rin cluinntinn aig cuirm Depositions, aig Celtic Connections. An d' fhuair sibh tiogaidean fhathast?

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Gàidhlig #CelticConnections
Òran Ùr - 37. Là Luain le Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Raonaid Walker - BBC Sounds
Blas den fharsaingeachd de dh'òrain ùra a chaidh a sgrìobhadh bho thoiseach na linne seo.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Mòran taing dha na bàird uile a bha an sàs san tachartas seo a-nochd! Bha e cho math fàilte a chur air Ray is farsaingeachd saothrach a chluinntinn.

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#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Poetry #ScotLit #IrishLit #DiasporaLit #Disaspora #NewScots #NewIrish
Voices of the Diaspora
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
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November 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ri thighinn a dh'aithghearr air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

Coming soon on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicMusic #ScottishMusic #ScottishRadio

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - Òran Ùr, 37. Là Luain le Marcas Mac an Tuairneir agus Raonaid Walker
Blas den fharsaingeachd de dh'òrain ùra a chaidh a sgrìobhadh bho thoiseach na linne seo.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Mark Spencer Turner
BBC: Leabhar ùr ag innse sgeul nan Afro-Ghàidheal

Thèid leabhar cloinne Gàidhlig ùr fhoillseachadh a tha ag innse sgeulachd nan Afro-Ghàidheal ann an Alba agus mu chloinn a' lorg an àite ann an àrainneachd ùr.

Tùs […]
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October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
An evening of poetry readings featuring Gaels, Scots, New Scots and Irish working across linguistic and literary traditions. Join us for a spellbinding evening of readings, celebrating connection and cultural exchange.

#DiasporaLit #DiasporaLiterature #DiasporaPoetry #ScotLit #IrishLit
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Bithibh còmhla rinn an Sruighlea!
John is in Stirling!

#Stirling #ScotLit #ASLS #Poetry #Gaelic #Gàidhlig
October 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM