# Event Details - **Event Name**: Book launch - Sparks in the Firmament: A New Generation of Gaelic poets - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 16 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us to celebrate the launch of Sradagan san Iarmailt, the first new anthology of contemporary Gaelic poetry for over 30 years.About this EventSradagan san Iarmailt: Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach (Sparks in the Firmament: A New Generation of Gaelic poets) is the first new anthology of contemporary Gaelic poetry since 1991.Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, the book is published by Francis Boutle.Join us for the book launch at the University of Edinburgh hosted by Niall O'Gallagher, Gaelic Writer in Residence.The event will open with Niall and Marcus in conversation, and include readings from seleted poets.Doors open at 6.30pm for a start time of 7pm.About the bookThis wide-ranging anthology showcases the talented cohort of Gaelic poets who have come to prominence since the turn of the millennium. Contributors engage with political and social concerns, women's and LGBTQ identities, local, multicultural, and international perspectives, alongside explorations of history, cultural exchange, love, land and language. Their oeuvre spans free verse, vibrant re-imaginings of traditional poetry and song forms, nature poetry, urban lyrics and panegyrics.This anthology builds on the legacy of earlier volumes edited by the late Donald MacAulay, Christopher Whyte, and Ronald Black. A new compendium introducing these sensitive and often radical voices to wider readerships through translation into English, Scots, and other European languages – often by the writers themselves and their peers, working in close creative collaboration. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/book-launch-sparks-in-the-firmament-a-new-generation-of-gaelic-poets/100001974980098640 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment, lgbt-pride - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbook-launch-sparks-in-the-firmament-a-new-generation-of-gaelic-poets-tickets-1974980098640 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Lecture Theatre C, 40 George Square - **lat**: 55.9435397 - **long**: -3.1861921 - **full address**: Lecture Theatre C, 40 George Square, 40 George Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (https://allevents.in/org/school-of-literatures-languages-and-cultures/22519840) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/f8e4de0f5a80376308228cf2619eb0734515f4c6ab5ded07e94aad59933474db-rimg-w1200-h600-dc010000-gmir.jpg?v=1763689786 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bcaa3fea708cc0191a3c6d90bc362a6189df3573e8c3e8900945744be9326ce1-rimg-w400-h400-dc030101-gmir.jpg?v=1763689785 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 16 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Lecture Theatre C, 40 George Square, 40 George Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, music, entertainment, lgbt-pride - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book launch - Sparks in the Firmament: A New Generation of Gaelic poets ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Book launch - Sparks in the Firmament: A New Generation of Gaelic poets", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/f8e4de0f5a80376308228cf2619eb0734515f4c6ab5ded07e94aad59933474db-rimg-w1200-h600-dc010000-gmir.jpg?v=1763689786", "startDate": "2025-12-16", "endDate": "2025-12-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/book-launch-sparks-in-the-firmament-a-new-generation-of-gaelic-poets/100001974980098640", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Lecture Theatre C, 40 George Square", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "40 George Square", "postalCode": "EH8 9LH", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9435397", "longitude": "-3.1861921" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us to celebrate the launch of Sradagan san Iarmailt, the first new anthology of contemporary Gaelic poetry for over 30 years.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-12-16", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/book-launch-sparks-in-the-firmament-a-new-generation-of-gaelic-poets/100001974980098640" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/book-launch-sparks-in-the-firmament-a-new-generation-of-gaelic-poets/100001974980098640", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "School of Literatures Languages and Cultures", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/school-of-literatures-languages-and-cultures/22519840", "description": "Based in the heart of the University of Edinburgh, the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) brings together a truly international community of students, teachers and researchers engaged in a range of programmes across eight key subject areas." } ] } ] ```