Rudan Mi-Bheanailteach Is an Cothroman, Dain: Intangible Possibilities, Poems Contributor(s): Macfhionghain, Lodaidh (Author), MacKinnon, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1772060046 ISBN-13: 9781772060041 Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN) OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Language: Gaelic, Scottish Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian |
Dewey: 891.63 |
LCCN: 2014495124 |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.38 lbs) 130 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: LEWIS MACKINNON was born in Inverness, Cape Breton, to a Gaelic-speaking father and a French Acadian mother. He was raised in Antigonish County, on the Nova Scotia mainland. Educated in English, throughout his personal, academic and professional activities, Lewis has maintained an interest in his Gaelic roots. He is an accomplished singer as well as poet. His first collection Famhair agus dain Ghaidhlig eile (Giant and other Gaelic poems) was published in 2008 (CBU Press). Since then he has been invited to numerous literary festivals internationally and, in 2011, was named Bard of the Royal National Mod (Mod Naiseanta Rioghail) in Scotland, the first bard from outwith Scotland. |