Chi Mi
The Poetry of Donald John MacDonald
Donald J. MacDonald(Author)
Bill Innes(Editor)
Birlinn Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-874744-85-6 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of the works of Donald John MacDonald's Gaelic poetry with English translation, notes, and an introduction. The poet was brought up in a poor community but within a heavily Gaelic tradition and culture. He was a crofter for most of his life, and spent much of his time collecting folklore. Much of his inspiration came while working in the fields of his farm, and he wrote about love in many forms: the love of a woman, of the land and its history, and of God.
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Edition
Reprinted edition
Language
English
Other
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Illustrations
notes
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-874744-85-6 (9781874744856)
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Bill Innes was born in Kinlochleven, brought up on Uist and studied at Glasgow University. He was an airline pilot for forty years before becoming a well-known presenter and reporter on Gaelic radio and TV. He edited the much acclaimed edition of Donald John MacDonald's poetry Chi Mi, which won the 1999 An Comunn Gaidhealach Mod Award for best
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