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Peter Mackay
Peter Mackay / Pàdraig MacAoidh is a poet, lecturer, and broadcaster writing in both Gàidhlig and English. He has published two collections of poetry, Nàdur De and Gu Leòr, as well as a pamphlet, From Another Island, and his work has been translated into numerous languages. His academic publications include This Strange Loneliness: Heaney’s Wordsworth and Sorley MacLean. He is Professor of Literature at the University of St Andrews and has been an AHRC / Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. In 2024, he was appointed Scottish Makar, the National Poet of Scotland.
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An Ode Tae Robbie Burns
Celebrate Burns Nicht wi three braw Scottish poets bringin the Bard’s words tae life in Scots, Gaelic, English & Arabic, pairin verse wi drams frae the distilleries whaur the poems were born.
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150.00 AED
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Desert Stanzas
Desert Stanzas is the Festival’s crowning jewel, celebrating poetry, music, and performance under the stars.
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425.00 AED
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