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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.

gofund.me/18d703ba
An unpopular opinion I expect, but perhaps there's something to be learned from the sheer determination of urban speakers, creating spaces and opportunities to the use the language.

We can easily blame The English, The History, The Government, The Education System, The Church, The Commercial...
The way things are going there will be nobody speaking Gaelic in a few generations, as Islanders are priced out of staying due to lack of affordable housing thanks to second homes & holiday lets. I'd love to see some statistics on the decline of Gaelic on Skye for instance
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
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