Translating Gaelic Poetry In brief Date - 24 February 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence); Garry Mackenzie; Taylor Strickland Book your free ticket via Eventbrite About the eventIn his next event as Gaelic Writer in Residence, Niall O'Gallagher will be talking to Garry Mackenzie and Taylor Strickland, two accomplished Scottish writers.At this event, they will discuss their methods and approaches to translating Gaelic poetry, and how it interacts with other languages. They will also discuss Garry's book 'Ben Dorain: a conversation with a mountain', a book-length poem built around Duncan Bàn Macintyre’s 'In Praise of Ben Dorain', and Taylor's book 'Dastram / Delirium', a series of translations of Gaelic poems by Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.Read more about Garry's bookRead more about Taylor's bookAbout the speakersGarry MackenzieGarry MacKenzie is a writer, poet, creative writing tutor and literature scholar living in Fife, Scotland. He has recently completed his book-length poem, 'Ben Dorain: a conversation with a mountain'. The book includes a translation of Duncan Bàn Macintyre’s 'In Praise of Ben Dorain', an eighteenth-century Gaelic poem about a West Highland mountain and its herd of red deer.He has an MLitt in Creative Writing and a PhD in Contemporary Poetry from the University of St Andrews. He teaches undergraduate and community education courses in literature and creative writing at St Andrews, and also works as a creative writing tutor for the University for the Creative Arts.Taylor StricklandTaylor is a writer and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. His poems, translations, and essays have appeared in various literary journals, and he also publishes photography and records music.In 2011, he received his masters in Creative Writing from the University of St Andrews. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Literary Translation at the University of Glasgow, where he works on the Jacobite poet and provocateur, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.About the Gaelic Writer in ResidenceNiall O’Gallagher is the author of three collections of poetry published by CLÀR and of Fuaimean Gràidh / The Sounds of Love: Selected Poems (Francis Boutle, 2023). A verse-novella, Litrichean Plàighe, and a novella in prose for children are in preparation. An anthology, Bàrdachd a’ Bhaile Mhòir: 15 Glasgow Poems, with Niall’s English and Scots translations, was published by Blue Diode in 2024.A former winner of a New Writers Award and an Ignite Fellowship from the Scottish Book Trust / Gaelic Books Council, and of the Wigtown Gaelic Poetry Prize, Niall was named Bàrd Baile Ghlaschu in 2019 and awarded the Bardic Crown at the National Mòd in 2023. A translator from Catalan, he is currently translating poems by Josep Carner with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull. Niall was recently appointed Gaelic Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh.Niall will be working within Celtic and Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh until 2026 and supporting a number of activities, including workshops and events about writing and literature, both at the University and in the wider community.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. You can reserve your space via Eventbrite. Book your free ticket via Eventbrite Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies?We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Tags Celtic and Scottish Studies Feb 24 2025 19.00 - 20.30 Translating Gaelic Poetry An in-person conversation between Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence) and writers Garry Mackenzie and Taylor Strickland. Together, they will discuss processes and methods in their work when translating Gaelic poems. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Translating Gaelic Poetry In brief Date - 24 February 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence); Garry Mackenzie; Taylor Strickland Book your free ticket via Eventbrite About the eventIn his next event as Gaelic Writer in Residence, Niall O'Gallagher will be talking to Garry Mackenzie and Taylor Strickland, two accomplished Scottish writers.At this event, they will discuss their methods and approaches to translating Gaelic poetry, and how it interacts with other languages. They will also discuss Garry's book 'Ben Dorain: a conversation with a mountain', a book-length poem built around Duncan Bàn Macintyre’s 'In Praise of Ben Dorain', and Taylor's book 'Dastram / Delirium', a series of translations of Gaelic poems by Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.Read more about Garry's bookRead more about Taylor's bookAbout the speakersGarry MackenzieGarry MacKenzie is a writer, poet, creative writing tutor and literature scholar living in Fife, Scotland. He has recently completed his book-length poem, 'Ben Dorain: a conversation with a mountain'. The book includes a translation of Duncan Bàn Macintyre’s 'In Praise of Ben Dorain', an eighteenth-century Gaelic poem about a West Highland mountain and its herd of red deer.He has an MLitt in Creative Writing and a PhD in Contemporary Poetry from the University of St Andrews. He teaches undergraduate and community education courses in literature and creative writing at St Andrews, and also works as a creative writing tutor for the University for the Creative Arts.Taylor StricklandTaylor is a writer and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. His poems, translations, and essays have appeared in various literary journals, and he also publishes photography and records music.In 2011, he received his masters in Creative Writing from the University of St Andrews. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Literary Translation at the University of Glasgow, where he works on the Jacobite poet and provocateur, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.About the Gaelic Writer in ResidenceNiall O’Gallagher is the author of three collections of poetry published by CLÀR and of Fuaimean Gràidh / The Sounds of Love: Selected Poems (Francis Boutle, 2023). A verse-novella, Litrichean Plàighe, and a novella in prose for children are in preparation. An anthology, Bàrdachd a’ Bhaile Mhòir: 15 Glasgow Poems, with Niall’s English and Scots translations, was published by Blue Diode in 2024.A former winner of a New Writers Award and an Ignite Fellowship from the Scottish Book Trust / Gaelic Books Council, and of the Wigtown Gaelic Poetry Prize, Niall was named Bàrd Baile Ghlaschu in 2019 and awarded the Bardic Crown at the National Mòd in 2023. A translator from Catalan, he is currently translating poems by Josep Carner with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull. Niall was recently appointed Gaelic Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh.Niall will be working within Celtic and Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh until 2026 and supporting a number of activities, including workshops and events about writing and literature, both at the University and in the wider community.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. You can reserve your space via Eventbrite. Book your free ticket via Eventbrite Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies?We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Tags Celtic and Scottish Studies Feb 24 2025 19.00 - 20.30 Translating Gaelic Poetry An in-person conversation between Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence) and writers Garry Mackenzie and Taylor Strickland. Together, they will discuss processes and methods in their work when translating Gaelic poems. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Feb 24 2025 19.00 - 20.30 Translating Gaelic Poetry An in-person conversation between Niall O'Gallagher (Gaelic Writer in Residence) and writers Garry Mackenzie and Taylor Strickland. Together, they will discuss processes and methods in their work when translating Gaelic poems.
