Petra Johana Poncarová
@poncarova.bsky.social
petrajohanaponcarova.com | Research, Poetry & Translation between Gaelic, Czech & English | Rannsachadh, Bàrdachd & Eadar-Theangachadh eadar Gàidhlig, Seicis & Beurla
Another @erskineproject.bsky.social piece found a home in the latest Review of Scottish Culture: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines'. Many thanks to @valbold.bsky.social and the ROSC team. Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/article...
New Project Erskine publication: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines', published in the latest issue of the Review of Scottish Culture 30:1 (2025). Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/issue/v...
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Another @erskineproject.bsky.social piece found a home in the latest Review of Scottish Culture: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines'. Many thanks to @valbold.bsky.social and the ROSC team. Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/article...
In a week's time, please join us for the next @iassl.bsky.social webinar celebrating the legacy of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987), held to mark the centenary of his birth. Tuesday 25 November, 7 pm UK time, on ZOOM. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile / All welcome!
Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time, ZOOM. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987). The webinar explores his rich legacy as a…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In a week's time, please join us for the next @iassl.bsky.social webinar celebrating the legacy of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987), held to mark the centenary of his birth. Tuesday 25 November, 7 pm UK time, on ZOOM. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile / All welcome!
'Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival' is now available for pre-order from @edinburghup.bsky.social in paperback and with a 30% discount with the code PAPER30. Coming in December! 🎁
Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival
Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
'Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival' is now available for pre-order from @edinburghup.bsky.social in paperback and with a 30% discount with the code PAPER30. Coming in December! 🎁
Lachlann MacBheathain | Lachlan MacBean, one of Erskine's regular contributors, was born #OTD 6 November 1853 in Kiltarlity. MacBean was also active in pan-Celtic networks and served as the convener of the Scottish Committee of the 1921 pan-Celtic congress in Edinburgh.
Lachlann MacBheathain | Lachlan MacBean was born #OTD 6 November 1853 in Kiltarlity. MacBean was a journalist, editor, and Gaelic author, and he compiled the directory The Celtic Who’s Who (1921). His writing appeared regularly in Erskine's magazines. erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/lachl...
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Lachlann MacBheathain | Lachlan MacBean, one of Erskine's regular contributors, was born #OTD 6 November 1853 in Kiltarlity. MacBean was also active in pan-Celtic networks and served as the convener of the Scottish Committee of the 1921 pan-Celtic congress in Edinburgh.
Another @erskineproject.bsky.social article is out: 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines'! It is a rare pleasure to be part of such a lavish and carefully curated publication, and I am grateful to the SSAH ssah.org.uk for the possibility to contribute to their journal.
An article on 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines' by @poncarova.bsky.social has just appeared in the Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History 30 (2025-26) ssah.org.uk, discussing artworks by Stewart Carmichael, Andrew Scott Rankin, Hugh Munro, and Haldane MacFall.
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another @erskineproject.bsky.social article is out: 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines'! It is a rare pleasure to be part of such a lavish and carefully curated publication, and I am grateful to the SSAH ssah.org.uk for the possibility to contribute to their journal.
Òraidean @cgaidhligghlaschu.bsky.social a' tòiseachadh a-rithist! A' chiad tè le Aonghas MacLeòid air 'Raiders Bhatarsaigh', an làthair ann an Glaschu & air loidhne tro MS Teams.
23 An Dàmhair 2025: An Dr Aonghas MacLeòid air ‘Raiders Bhatarsaigh san Iar-Mhanachainn’. Leabharlann Mitchell, Glaschu / air-loidhne, 5.30f. Fàilte bhlàth air a h-uile duine! Cuiribh fios gun rùnaire (a_maccoinnich@hotmail.com) a dh’ iarraidh ceangal-lìn.
23 An Dàmhair 2025: An Dr Aonghas MacLeòid air ‘Raiders Bhatarsaigh san Iar-Mhanachainn’
Diaordaoin 23mh dhan Dàmhair 2025, 5.30f, Leabharlann Mitchell / air-loidhne, 5.30f An Dr Aonghas MacLeòid (Glaschu): ‘Raiders Bhatarsaigh san Iar Mhanachainn: Deasbadan is Connspaid’ F…
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October 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Òraidean @cgaidhligghlaschu.bsky.social a' tòiseachadh a-rithist! A' chiad tè le Aonghas MacLeòid air 'Raiders Bhatarsaigh', an làthair ann an Glaschu & air loidhne tro MS Teams.
Rugadh Ùisdean Laing air an 11mh latha den Dàmhair 1889 ann an Staoinebrig, Uibhist a Deas. | Hugh Laing was born #OTD 11 October 1889 in Stoneybridge, South Uist.
Ùisdean Laing | Hugh Laing was born #OTD 11 October 1889 in South Uist, and spent most of his life in Australia. His own writing and translations into Gaelic appeared in Erskine's magazines and later in Gairm. He received the Bardic Crown in 1965. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/hugh-...
October 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rugadh Ùisdean Laing air an 11mh latha den Dàmhair 1889 ann an Staoinebrig, Uibhist a Deas. | Hugh Laing was born #OTD 11 October 1889 in Stoneybridge, South Uist.
A new Scotnote Study Guide on Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich | Donald Sinclair by Aonghas MacLeòid is now available via @asls.org.uk - great to see an accessible publication discussing one of the most innovative and versatile Gaelic writers of the early twentieth century.
Great to see the new Scotnote Study Guide on 'The Gaelic Writings of Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich' by Aonghas MacLeòid, published by @asls.org.uk. Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich | Donald Sinclair (1885–1932) was one of the most prolific and innovative contributors to Erskine's periodicals.
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Aonghas MacLeòid Published in: paperback, 128 pages By: Association for Scottish Literature, 2025 Price: £6.95 ISBN 9781906841645 Order from Hive.co.uk Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich (Donald Sinclair…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A new Scotnote Study Guide on Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich | Donald Sinclair by Aonghas MacLeòid is now available via @asls.org.uk - great to see an accessible publication discussing one of the most innovative and versatile Gaelic writers of the early twentieth century.
Gairm phàipearan @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social ⬇️
Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
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October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Rugadh Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh air an 6mh latha den Dàmhair 1871 ann am Breacais, anns an Eilean Sgitheanach. | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye.
Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye. Author of one of the two earliest Gaelic novels and an important figure in Gaelic initiatives in Glasgow, Robertson also contributed to Erskine's magazines. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/angus...
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Rugadh Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh air an 6mh latha den Dàmhair 1871 ann am Breacais, anns an Eilean Sgitheanach. | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye.
Happy International Translation Day from @erskineproject.bsky.social!
30 September is the International Translation Day! Erskine’s magazines published a substantial amount of translated content and featured the works of translators such as Ùisdean Laing | Hugh Laing and Dòmhnall MacCaluim | Donald MacCallum. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/trans...
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Happy International Translation Day from @erskineproject.bsky.social!
Tha Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig air ais: 14–16 An t-Iuchar 2026, @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Adhbhar toileachais!
Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.
Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.
Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.
September 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Tha Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig air ais: 14–16 An t-Iuchar 2026, @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Adhbhar toileachais!
It is a great honour that 'An Staran' won the Donald Meek Award. I am especially grateful to @acairbooks.bsky.social, Ian MacDonald, and the Thomson family. Congratulations to all the other winners and shortlisted writers, and many thanks to @leughleabhar.bsky.social for a beautiful celebration.
The Gaelic Literature Awards 2025: Winners - Gaelic Books Council
The winners of the Gaelic Literature Awards 2025! Awards were presented on Tuesday 16th September at Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It is a great honour that 'An Staran' won the Donald Meek Award. I am especially grateful to @acairbooks.bsky.social, Ian MacDonald, and the Thomson family. Congratulations to all the other winners and shortlisted writers, and many thanks to @leughleabhar.bsky.social for a beautiful celebration.
'S e urram sònraichte a th' ann gun do bhuannaich 'An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais' Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek a-raoir. Tha mi an comain sgioba @acairbooks.bsky.social, Iain MhicDhòmhnaill, agus teaghlach MhicThòmais.
"Tha mi air mo dhòigh!" - Duaisean Litreachais na Gàidhlig - Naidheachdan a' BhBC
Chaidh Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek airson an neo-fhicsean as fhèarr aig Duaisean Litreachais na Gàidhlig a bhuileachadh air Petra Johana Poncarova airson cruinneachadh roisg Gàidhlig le Ruairidh MacThòmais ...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
'S e urram sònraichte a th' ann gun do bhuannaich 'An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais' Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek a-raoir. Tha mi an comain sgioba @acairbooks.bsky.social, Iain MhicDhòmhnaill, agus teaghlach MhicThòmais.
It is a pleasure to have a piece on 'Irish Content and Contributors in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines’ in the latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies - the first publication based on @erskineproject.bsky.social.
New publication based on the ERSKINE Project: the article ‘Irish Content and Contributors in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines’ has just been published in the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies 12:1 (2025).
Irish Content and Contributors in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines
The article provides the first detailed examination of Irish content in the Gaelic periodicals founded and edited by the Scottish author and activist Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar (1869–1960) in the 1900s –...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It is a pleasure to have a piece on 'Irish Content and Contributors in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines’ in the latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies - the first publication based on @erskineproject.bsky.social.
On 20-23 August #OTD 1901, a pan-Celtic congress was held in Dublin, and Erskine served as its vice-president. After two years of @erskineproject.bsky.social, most of the contributors to Erskine's magazines involved in pan-Celtic initiatives are now identified: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...
On 20 August 1901 #OTD, a pan-Celtic congress opened in Dublin. Ruaraidh Erskine was involved as one of the vice-presidents, and the event brought together many future contributors to his magazines. Find out more about the coverage of pan-Celtic initiatives: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...
August 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
On 20-23 August #OTD 1901, a pan-Celtic congress was held in Dublin, and Erskine served as its vice-president. After two years of @erskineproject.bsky.social, most of the contributors to Erskine's magazines involved in pan-Celtic initiatives are now identified: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...
Congratulations to Project @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social and Taproot Press, honoured to have a Gaelic poem responding to Fergusson's 'Canongate Playhouse in Ruins' included in the collection.
We're thrilled to announce 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson.
Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives!
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Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives!
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August 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Congratulations to Project @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social and Taproot Press, honoured to have a Gaelic poem responding to Fergusson's 'Canongate Playhouse in Ruins' included in the collection.
Ceud bliadhna an-diugh fhèin bho rugadh Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill (4 An t-Iuchar 1925, Scarasta, Na Hearadh).
Alasdair Iain MacAsgaill, 'An Aithne Dhuibh…?', Gairm 31 (1960)
Alasdair Iain MacAsgaill, 'An Aithne Dhuibh…?', Gairm 31 (1960)
July 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ceud bliadhna an-diugh fhèin bho rugadh Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill (4 An t-Iuchar 1925, Scarasta, Na Hearadh).
Alasdair Iain MacAsgaill, 'An Aithne Dhuibh…?', Gairm 31 (1960)
Alasdair Iain MacAsgaill, 'An Aithne Dhuibh…?', Gairm 31 (1960)
New in @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social: @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a play in Scots by David Kinloch, published by Rob A. Mackenzie through the Blue Diode Press pamphlet series.
👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh
👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh
👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
July 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New in @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social: @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a play in Scots by David Kinloch, published by Rob A. Mackenzie through the Blue Diode Press pamphlet series.
👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh
👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh
👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...
The new issue of The Bottle Imp @asls.org.uk is out - and it was a treat to contribute a piece on Gaelic crime writing to it, from Erskine's detective tales to Cailein T. MacCoinnich and Tormod Caimbeul's Shrapnel. www.thebottleimp.org.uk/issues/issue...
“Since the early twentieth century, Gaelic writers have been experimenting with crime elements and trying to write in the genre…”
Petra Johana @poncarova.bsky.social investigates crime fiction in Gaelic in the 20th & 21st centuries
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Petra Johana @poncarova.bsky.social investigates crime fiction in Gaelic in the 20th & 21st centuries
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‘’S aobhar a bhàis soilleir an clàr-aodainn’: Crime Writing in Gaelic - The Bottle Imp
Interest in crime in Gaelic literature can be traced far back into songs and tales, both anonymous and attributed, that deal with violence and felony, from well-known historical events, such as the Ke...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The new issue of The Bottle Imp @asls.org.uk is out - and it was a treat to contribute a piece on Gaelic crime writing to it, from Erskine's detective tales to Cailein T. MacCoinnich and Tormod Caimbeul's Shrapnel. www.thebottleimp.org.uk/issues/issue...
Congratulations to Li Li and John Corbett! 'Scotland & China', now available from @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social: brill.com/display/seri...
Co-editors Li Li and John Corbett introducing the latest SCROLL volume, 'Scotland and China: Literary Encounters', which surveys the role of China in Scottish literature, and the translation and reception of Scottish literature in China. @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social
Scotland and China - Literary Encounters
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June 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Congratulations to Li Li and John Corbett! 'Scotland & China', now available from @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social: brill.com/display/seri...
The recordings from the FRLSU May webinar 'Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century' are now available online: frlsu.org/resources/. Contributions on George Campbell Hay; Douglas Young; William Neill; translations between Gaelic and Scots; Derick Thomson and Gairm.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The recordings from the FRLSU May webinar 'Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century' are now available online: frlsu.org/resources/. Contributions on George Campbell Hay; Douglas Young; William Neill; translations between Gaelic and Scots; Derick Thomson and Gairm.
A chàirdean: dh'fhaighnich caraid dhomh mu litreachas ann an Gàidhlig le daoine a bha ann am prìosan, aig an àm no roimhe. Bha i eòlach air Màiri Mhòr, agus fhuair i Deargadan Phòland, Suathadh ri Iomadh Rubha, agus Fo Sgàil a' Swastika bhuam. A bheil sibh eòlach air rud sam bith eile? Mìle taing.
May 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A chàirdean: dh'fhaighnich caraid dhomh mu litreachas ann an Gàidhlig le daoine a bha ann am prìosan, aig an àm no roimhe. Bha i eòlach air Màiri Mhòr, agus fhuair i Deargadan Phòland, Suathadh ri Iomadh Rubha, agus Fo Sgàil a' Swastika bhuam. A bheil sibh eòlach air rud sam bith eile? Mìle taing.
Oidhche Dhiardaoin (29 Cèitean, 6:30f): bidh sinn a' cuir air bhog An Staran (@acairbooks.bsky.social), co-chruinneachadh de rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais, aig Comhairle nan Leabhraichean @leughleabhar.bsky.social ann an Glaschu. Saor an-asgaidh, fàilte ro chàch.
Rosg Ruaraidh MhicThòmais - Comhairle nan Leabhraichean
Tha Ruaraidh MacThòmais aithnichte mar bhàrd, ach san leabhar ùr An Staran tha Petra J. Poncarová air an sgrìobhadh rosg ealanta aige […]
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May 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Oidhche Dhiardaoin (29 Cèitean, 6:30f): bidh sinn a' cuir air bhog An Staran (@acairbooks.bsky.social), co-chruinneachadh de rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais, aig Comhairle nan Leabhraichean @leughleabhar.bsky.social ann an Glaschu. Saor an-asgaidh, fàilte ro chàch.
This Thursday at Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd - in person & on Zoom, all welcome. 🏴 🏴
On Thursday (22 May, 5 pm UK time) in person and online at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies: 'Twentieth-Century Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines and Contacts with Wales', including the latest findings about Welsh contributors and content in Erskine's magazines. All welcome! 🏴 🏴
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This Thursday at Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd - in person & on Zoom, all welcome. 🏴 🏴