Derick Thomson’s Prose - Rosg Ruaraidh MhicThòmais
Derick Thomson is celebrated as a poet, but in the new book "An Staran" Petra J. Poncarová demonstrates his exceptional prose writing, including essays, short stories and reviews.
About Derick Thomson’s Prose - Rosg Ruaraidh MhicThòmais
| 29th May 2025 | |
| 6.30pm - 7.30pm | |
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The Gaelic Books Council 32 Mansefield Street, Glasgow West End G11 5QP |
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This collection contains every published Gaelic short story of Thomson’s that has been found so far, as well as a selection of writing that appeared in Gairm, the periodical Thomson established with Finlay John MacDonald: reviews of books that caught Thomson’s attention, travel writing from Canada and the Nordics, thought pieces, and essays on Gaelic and politics.
Petra Johana Poncarová is a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Glasgow. In 2024 she published the monograph "Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival" and she is currently working on a project dedicated to Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar. She is involved in the management of the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures and in the National Centre for Gaelic Translation. She is an editor for Glasgow Review of Books and she translates works of Gaelic literature directly into Czech. She was awarded a New Writers Award by Scottish Book Trust in 2025.
The multi-lingual poet Shane Johnstone will be chairing this event.
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