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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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Is féidir libh Niall Ó Gallchóir a chloisteáil anseo, ag caint le Tristan Rosenstock ar Shradagan san Iarmailt, ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Mo bhuíochas le Niall as an deis seo a thapú chun blaiseadh den leabhar a thabhairt d’éisteoirí.

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#Gàidhlig #Gaeilge #Filíocht

21.02.2026 06:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gheibhear cothrom Niall O' Gallagher a chluinntinn an-seo, a' bruidhinn ri Tristan Rosenstock air Sradagan san Iarmailt, air RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Mo thaing do Niall airson a seo a ghabhail is làimhe is blasad den leabhar a thoirt do luchd-èisteachd.

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#Gàidhlig

21.02.2026 06:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

'S e loidhne bho dhàn aig Crìstean MacIlleBhàin a th' ann

16.02.2026 16:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Nobody gives a fuck where your 14x great-grandmother came from. Your culture is McDonald's, the Superbowl and the KKK.

16.02.2026 01:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I wish Yt Americans would stop talking about Scotland, Ireland and using England / Britain interchangeably altogether, to be honest.

Every single one or them is living on indigenous people's stolen land.

16.02.2026 01:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Fàilte ron luchd-leantainn ùr
Welcome to the new followers

Is mise Marcas, I'm Mark: #Edinburgh-based #poet, #translator, literary #editor, and singer-songwriter, working in English, #Gaelic and #Polari

www.patreon.com/marcasmac

#Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #Translation #SingerSongwriter

16.02.2026 01:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A very moving evening spent with Nada Shawa and Mohammed Moussa to launch Moe's collection The Face Before You: to write poetry on genodice.

#MohamnedMoussa #NadaShawa #Palestine #PalestinianLiterature #PalestinianPoetry

24.01.2026 21:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Polaris by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir | Waterstones Buy Polaris by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Poetry #ScotLit #ScottishLiterature #ScottishPoetry

23.01.2026 22:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ask a Local: Literary Edinburgh According to Poet Marcas Mac an Tauineir The poet in residence at the Balmoral shares his guide to the Scottish capital.
19.01.2026 10:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I don't think she can understand why the rest are up in arms. She clearly has completely different memories of it. It's the definition of "recollections may vary"

16.01.2026 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Gaelic culture in January 2026 | The List This month’s round-up features Celtic Connections and Mòd Medallists

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16.01.2026 17:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Celtic Connections world premiere for award-winning poet Poetry that explores personal experiences of exile and displacement have inspired a collection of new songs that will be premiered at this year’s…
16.01.2026 17:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Demote Meredith to friend (of Mary) unless they can get Seth on screen to bring some actual realness.

Whitney stepped up more but we need more fun with her and Heather and there's space for a new snowflake, too.

Bronwyn, Angie and Mary are the three queens. They're the future of the show.

16.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

See how the reunion pans out but I think we're at an impasse in Salt Lake City.

#RHoSLC needs a shake-up and it's gonna have to be Lisa on the exit ramp - she brings no value.

Upgrade Britani to full-time - she's put in a stellar shift as a friend. Time she got her due.

16.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Rachel Walker - Fo Reul-iùil Dhubh (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Rachel Walker - Fo Reul-iùil Dhubh (Lyric Video)
16.01.2026 00:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I need Stacey Rusch and Kenya Moore to do a diet called DEEtroit

That's all

#RHoA #RHoP

14.01.2026 18:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rachel Walker, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Elzara Batalova and Anton Floyd, alongside an incredible ensemble of musicians.

Depositions @ Celtic Connections 👇🏻

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#Celtic #CelticMusic #CreativeScotland #Depositions #UNHRC #Songwriting

14.01.2026 11:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Look out for our brand new single 'Fo Reul-iùil Dhubh' coming on Friday to Bandcamp!

The song is taken from our forthcoming performance at Celtic Connections, Depositions, featuring an all star cast of singers and poets:

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #CelticConnections #Glasgow #GaelicMusic #ScottishMusic

14.01.2026 11:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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

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#Poetry #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Scotland #ScottishBooks

13.01.2026 17:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Cois locha -⁠
ceilear Cèitein,⁠
moch-mhadainn.⁠

Cois cladaich -⁠
dìosg dèile,⁠
lochan-tàimh.⁠
~ Màiri Anna NicUalraig, 'Camhanaich, Loch Sharbot'⁠

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ScotLit

13.01.2026 17:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

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Sradagan san Iarmailt Sparks in the Firmament - Francis Boutle Publishers This wide-ranging anthology showcases the talented cohort of Gaelic poets who have come to prominence since the turn of the millennium

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07.01.2026 02:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lovely coverage of Sradagan san Iarmailt in Celtic Life International magazine. Many thanks to the team for giving the poets a platform to share our perspectives and for uplifting our work.

#ScotLit #ScottishLiterature #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #GaelicPoetry #GaelicLiterature #CelticLanguages

07.01.2026 02:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Aithris air leth air a dhèanamh air Sradagan san Iarmailt san iris Celtic Life International. Mo thaing don sgioba airson cothrom a thoirt do na bàird ar cuid bheachdan a thoirt seachad is aire a thoirt dar cuid saothrach.

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #CelticLifeInternational #CelticLifeInternationalMagazine

07.01.2026 02:21 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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

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#Gaelic #ScotLit #Poetry #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Scotland #ScottishBooks #BBCAlba #AnLà #Anthology

04.01.2026 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Trobhad leam tro Ghlaschu,⁠
an grafitti comharrachadh gach àite⁠
far an robh sinn ri guil, ri gràdh ’s ri gàire
~ Niall O'Gallagher, 'Grafitti'⁠

#Gàidhlig #Glaschu #Glasgow

04.01.2026 16:24 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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

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#ScotLit #Poetry #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #ScottishBooks

02.01.2026 15:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Bu tusa an gobhlan-gaoithe,⁠
eun air faondradh, eun-imrich⁠
ag itealaich gu sunndach gu grinn
~ Deborah Moffatt, 'Na Thig leis a' Ghaoith' ⁠

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Scotland

02.01.2026 15:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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

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#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #ScotLit #Poetry #GaelicPoetry #Anthology #TreatYourself #LimitedEdition

27.12.2025 11:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sradagan san Iarmailt / Sparks in the Firmament⁠
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets⁠
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir⁠

Àite mo shinnsrean ’s m’ òige fhèin,⁠
chun nan stuaghan ’s nan eilean stòlda,⁠
dromannan dubh-ghorm sa chiaradh.⁠
~ Lisa NicDhòmhnaill, 'Ealasaid (21)⁠

#ScottishPoetry #Scotland

27.12.2025 11:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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