Tha Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto toilichte a’ taisbeanadh a’ chiad
Fharpais Bhàrdachd Ghàidhlig againn
Fharpais Bhàrdachd Ghàidhlig againn
Ag ainmeachadh/Announcing: Our Poetry contest winners:
1st Place Advanced:
Caroline Bennett of Pawling, NY - Caitlin
Runner-up Advanced:
Adam Dahmer of Calgary, AB - Clos nad laighe
1st Place Intermediate:
Barbara L. Rice of New York, NY - Ceòl
Runner-up Intermediate:
Kirsty Duncan o f Etobicoke, ON - Tha Sinn an Seo Fhathast
Meal do naidheachd! Congratulations!
~The English follows below~
Tuairisgeul na Farpaise:
Cuiridh an fharpais fàilte ro bhàird eadar-nàiseanta
Tha 2 roinn-sheòrsa ann: Eadar-mheadhanach is Adhartach – tha an roinn-sheòrsa Adhartach a’ gabhail ris an dà chuid luchd-ionnsachaidh is luchd-labhairt fileanta/on a’ ghlùin
Chan eil tàlle airson a’ chiad dàn. Bidh cosgais $10 CAD airson dhàn a bharrachd, gu uas-mheud de 3 dàin gach pearsa
Cinn-latha Cudromach:
- Bidh an fharpais a’ fosgladh aig Oidhche nam Bàrd bhliadhnail a’ Chomuinn, 20mh am Faoilleach, 2023
- Bidh sinn a’ cur air dòigh *clas sgrìobhaidh-bhàrdachd còmhla ri Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil Disathairne, 4mh an Gearran, 2023
- Bidh an fharpais a’ dùnadh air Latha Bàrdachd an t-Saoghail, 21mh am Màrt, 2023
- Thèid an luchd-buannachaidh ainmeachadh sa chuairt-litir againn agus air na meadhanan sòisealta air 1mh an Giblean, 2023 – ’s e an Giblean Mìos Nàiseanta na Bàrdachd ann an Canada
*Tha an clas sgrìobhaidh-bhàrdachd saor an-asgaidh airson bhall ChGT agus bidh cosgais $10 airson neo-bhall. Tha clàradh riatanach airson nan uile. Clàraich an seo.
(Nòta: chan fheumar dàn a chur a-steach airson na farpais airson pàirt a ghabhail sa chlas. Mar an ceudna, chan fheumar dàn a chur a-steach airson na farpais ma ghabhar pàirt sa chlas.)
Duaisean:
A’ chiad duais anns gach roinn-seòrsa: $150 CAD
Duais an dàrna àite anns gach roinn-seòrsa: leth-bhreacan de dhà leabhar bàrdachd Chanadach, Òr a Mhaireas / Lasting Gold agus Ràithean airson Sireadh / Seasons for Seeking
Thèid na dàin a bhuannaicheas is na dàin san dàrna àite a sgaoileadh sa chuairt-litir againn is thèid na dàin a bhuannaicheas a leughadh aig ar cèilidh bhiortail air 21mh an Giblean.
Riaghailtean:
- Feumaidh a h-uile dàn a bhith sa Ghàidhlig. Chan eil feum air eadar-theangachadh Beurla.
- Chan fhaod na dàin a bhith air am foillseachadh ro làimh (ann an clò no air loidhne) agus feumaidh iad a bhith nas giorra na 40 loidhneachan.
- Chan fhaodar cur a-steach ach ann an aon roinn-sheòra: Eadar-mheadhanch air neo Adhartach. Thèid neach sam bith a chuireas a-steach san dà chuid a dhì-cheadachadh.
- Na luchdaich suas ach aon fhaidhle .pdf no .doc airson gach dàn. Feumaidh tiotal an dàin a bhith ann an ainm na docamaid.
- Na cuir d’ ainm no fiosrachadh-aithneachaidh eile anns an docamaid.
- Faodaidh na dàin a bhith air cuspair sam bith.
Breitheamhan:
Tha triùir bhreitheamh againn:
Bàrd a’ Chomuinn, Sgàire Uallas
Dàrna Ceannard a’ Chomuinn is bàrd ionadail, an Dr Nathaniel Harrington
Ar caraid, an seinneadair is bàrd gu h-eadar-nàiseanta ainmeil, Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil
Ar Sponsair:
Chaidh a’ chiad duais a thoirt mar thìodhlac fialaidh le Michael MacMillan, à Toronto.
Tha Michael air a bhith na Urrasair is Tabhairteach do Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto bho chionn fhada. Tha a chuid fhialaidheachd rè nam bliadhna air ceadachadh dhuinn picnicean is tachartasan eile a chur air dòigh airson na ballrachd, agus a-nis farpais bhàrdachd, cuideachd. Bha cùrsa-obrach fada is soirbheachail aig Michael ann an cian-chonaltradh. Choilean e iomadh rud eadar-dhealaichte. Co-dhiù mar riochdaire-telebhisein a bhuannaich Osca, mar chraoladair, mar ùr-ghnàthadair, no mar fhìon-òstair duaisichte, tha Michael a’ cumail air ag àrachadh spiorad a’ ghràidh-dhaonna. Gu ìre mhòr air sgàth an dualchais Albannaich aige, tha Michael air a bhith na chùl-taic ro-chudromach airson Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto, is ’s e urram a th’ ann a bhith a’ faighinn a thaice a-rithist.
Tha triùir bhreitheamh againn:
Bàrd a’ Chomuinn, Sgàire Uallas
- Thòisich Sgàire Uallas air ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig mu dheireadh 2012, nuair a bha e sia bliadhna deug a dh'aois. B' i bòidhchead bàrdachd na Gàidhlig o linn gu linn bu luaithe a ghlac aire, agus b' i a spreig a chuid ionnsachaidh is saothrachaidh fhèin. Ann an 2018-2019, chuir e seachad bliadhna ann an Uibhist a Tuath, agus e ag obair ann an roinn nan ealain Gàidhlig. Nochd a shaothair Ghàidhlig ann an Dàna is ann an STEALL, air làrach-lìn Leabharlann Bàrdachd na h-Alba, agus ann an cruinneachadh 2019 Federation of Writers Scotland, mar bhuannaiche de bhuannaichean the Vernal Equinox Competition. Bhuannaich e mar an ceudna farpais-bhàrdachd Chomann Oiseanach Oilthigh Ghlaschu ann an 2018, agus chuireadh cruinneachadh bàrdachd leis air geàrr-liosta Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek ann an 2019. Tha e a' fuireach 's ag obair ann an Toronto a-nis.
Dàrna Ceannard a’ Chomuinn is bàrd ionadail, an Dr Nathaniel Harrington
- Fhuair Nathaniel Harrington am Ph.D. aige ann an litreachas coimeasach o Oilthigh Thoronto; tha e air a bhith ag ionnsachadh is a’ sgrùdadh na Gàidhlig bho chionn 2012, is thòisich e a’ sgrìobhadh bàrdachd mar eacarsaich-chànain tràth san turas-ionnsachaidh aige. Nochd a chuid bàrdachd ann an Dàna, Poblachd nam Bàrd, STEALL, agus An Naidheachd Againne, agus tha e air cuid de dh’aistidhean breithneachail fhoillseachadh air bàrdachd Ghàidhlig. Ann an 2020, chaidh an làmh-sgrìobhainn bhàrdachd aige, cruthan, ainmeachadh air geàrr-liosta na duaise airson làmh-sgrìobhainnean neo-fhoillsichte aig Duaisean Litreachais Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean.
Ar caraid, an seinneadair is bàrd gu h-eadar-nàiseanta ainmeil, Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil
- ’S ann à Gearraidh Bhailteas ann an Uibhist a Deas a tha Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil. Tha ceanglaichean làidir aig a theaghlach ris a’ Ghàidhlig. B’ i a’ Ghàidhlig a’ chiad chànan aige agus bha òrain is traidiseanan Gàidhlig riamh nam pàirtean cudromach ann am beatha a theaghlaich. ’S e Gillebrìde Coidse na Gàidhlig airson an 7mh sreath de dh’Outlander air Starz (is nochd e ann mar Gwyllyn am Bàrd sa chiad shreath). Tha ceithir clàran drùidhteach aig Gillebrìde: nochd ‘Thogainn Ort Fonn!’ ann an 2005 is ‘Air Fòrladh/On Leave’ ann an 2011. Sgaoileadh a’ chiad chlàr aige de dh’òrain a rinn e fhèin, ‘Freumhan Falaichte/Hidden Roots’, ann an 2018, agus tha an clàr as ùire aige, ‘Sèimh: The State of Calm’, ri teachd air 3mh an Gearran, 2023.
Ar Sponsair:
Chaidh a’ chiad duais a thoirt mar thìodhlac fialaidh le Michael MacMillan, à Toronto.
Tha Michael air a bhith na Urrasair is Tabhairteach do Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto bho chionn fhada. Tha a chuid fhialaidheachd rè nam bliadhna air ceadachadh dhuinn picnicean is tachartasan eile a chur air dòigh airson na ballrachd, agus a-nis farpais bhàrdachd, cuideachd. Bha cùrsa-obrach fada is soirbheachail aig Michael ann an cian-chonaltradh. Choilean e iomadh rud eadar-dhealaichte. Co-dhiù mar riochdaire-telebhisein a bhuannaich Osca, mar chraoladair, mar ùr-ghnàthadair, no mar fhìon-òstair duaisichte, tha Michael a’ cumail air ag àrachadh spiorad a’ ghràidh-dhaonna. Gu ìre mhòr air sgàth an dualchais Albannaich aige, tha Michael air a bhith na chùl-taic ro-chudromach airson Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto, is ’s e urram a th’ ann a bhith a’ faighinn a thaice a-rithist.
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Leabhraichean duaise air an toirt mar thìodhlac le Clò a’ Bhradain ann an Albainn Nuaidh.
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Ma tha thu a’ cur a-steach còrr is aon dàn, nach pàigh thu an seo:
The Gaelic Society of Toronto is pleased to present our first Gaelic Poetry Contest
Contest Details:
The contest welcomes international entrants
There are 2 categories: Intermediate and Advanced - Advanced category welcomes both learners and native/fluent speakers
There is no fee for the first entry. Additional entries are $10 CAD each, a maximum of 3 entries per person (see payment button below)
Important Dates:
- The contest opens at our annual Oidhche nam Bàrd evening, January 20, 2023
- We will be hosting a virtual *poetry writing class with Gillebrìde MacMillan on Saturday, February 4, 2023
- The contest closes on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2023
- Winners will be announced in our newsletter and on social media on April 1, 2023 - April is Canada's National Poetry Month
(Note, you do not need to enter the contest to participate in the class. Likewise, participation in the class does not require you to enter the contest.)
Prizes:
First prize in each category: $150 CAD
Runner-up prize in each category: a copy of two Canadian poetry books, Òr a Mhaireas / Lasting Gold and Ràithean airson Sireadh / Seasons for Seeking.
First-place and runner-up winning entries will be featured in our newsletters with the winning entries read at our virtual Ceilidh on April 21.
Rules:
- All poems must be in Gaelic. English translation is not required.
- Poems must be previously unpublished (in print or online) and no longer than 40 lines.
- Entrants can only enter into one category: Intermediate or Advanced. Anyone who enters both categories will be disqualified.
- Please upload only one .pdf or .doc file per entry. The title must also be the document's name.
- Do not include your name or other identifying information on the document.
- Poems can be on any topic.
Judges:
We have 3 judges:
Our Bard, Zachary Wallace
Our 2nd Chieftain and resident poet, Dr. Nathaniel Harrington
Our friend and internationally renowned Gaelic singer & poet, Gillebrìde MacMillan
Our Sponsors:
1st prize generously donated by Michael MacMillan of Toronto.
Michael is a long-time Trustee and Benefactor of The Gaelic Society of Toronto. His generosity over the years has enabled us to host member picnics and other events, and now a poetry contest as well. Michael enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in telecommunications. His accomplishments are vast and varied. Whether as an Oscar-winning television producer, broadcaster, innovator, or award-winning winemaker, Michael continuously fosters a philanthropic spirit. Due in large part to his Scottish heritage, Michael has been a vital supporter of The Gaelic Society of Toronto and we are honoured to receive his patronage once again.
We have 3 judges:
Our Bard, Zachary Wallace
- Zachary Wallace has been studying Gaelic since late 2012, when he was sixteen years old. The beauties of Gaelic poetry from across the centuries drew him in early on and inspired his own studies and creative output. In 2018-2019, he spent a year living and working in the Gaelic arts in North Uist. His Gaelic-language work has appeared in Dàna and STEALL, on the Scottish Poetry Library website, and in the Federation of Writers Scotland's Anthology 2019 as a winner of the Vernal Equinox Compeition. He was also the winner of Comann Oiseanach Oilthigh Ghlaschu's poetry competition in 2018, and a collection of his poetry was shortlisted for the Donald Meek Award in 2019. He currently works and lives in Toronto.
Our 2nd Chieftain and resident poet, Dr. Nathaniel Harrington
- Nathaniel Harrington received his Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Toronto; he has been studying Gaelic since 2012 and began writing poetry as a language exercise early in his learning journey. His poetry has appeared in Dàna, Poblachd nam Bàrd, STEALL, and An Naidheachd Againne, and he has published several critical essays on Gaelic poetry. In 2020, his poetry manuscript cruthan was shortlisted for the Gaelic Books Council's unpublished manuscript prize at the Gaelic Book Awards. You can find links to Nathaniel's writing, as well as a selection of book reviews in Gaelic, at his blog.
Our friend and internationally renowned Gaelic singer & poet, Gillebrìde MacMillan
- Gillebride MacMillan is from the Gearraidh Bhailteas in South Uist. He comes from a family with a strong Gaelic background. Gaelic is his first language and Gaelic songs and traditions were always an important part of family life. Gillebrìde is the Gaelic Language Coach on season 7 of Starz' Outlander (he also starred as Gwyllyn the Bard in season 1). Gillebrìde's impressive album credits consist of the 2005 release, ‘Thogainn Ort Fonn!’ and ‘Air Fòrladh/On Leave’, released in 2011. His debut self-penned album of original songs, 'Freumhan Falaichte/Hidden Roots’ was released in 2018, and his most recent album, 'Sèimh: The State of Calm', is released on 3rd February 2023.
Find Gillebrìde Online at www.gillebride.com, on Spotify, and on Youtube or Bandcamp
Our Sponsors:
1st prize generously donated by Michael MacMillan of Toronto.
Michael is a long-time Trustee and Benefactor of The Gaelic Society of Toronto. His generosity over the years has enabled us to host member picnics and other events, and now a poetry contest as well. Michael enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in telecommunications. His accomplishments are vast and varied. Whether as an Oscar-winning television producer, broadcaster, innovator, or award-winning winemaker, Michael continuously fosters a philanthropic spirit. Due in large part to his Scottish heritage, Michael has been a vital supporter of The Gaelic Society of Toronto and we are honoured to receive his patronage once again.
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2nd prize generously donated by Bradan Press of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Founded in 2016, Bradan Press carries on the 180-year tradition of Scottish Gaelic publishing in Nova Scotia, Canada. Bradan means “salmon” in Scottish Gaelic and refers to the Salmon of Wisdom in Gaelic oral tradition. Bradan Press's aim is to connect readers worldwide with Gaelic language and culture. We are honoured to partner with them for this initiative in promoting Gaelic culture in Canada. bradanpress.com |
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