{"title":"events","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"oer-a-my-labours-sey-your-skill-poetic-responses-to-robert-fergusson-event-with-peter-mackay-and-james-robertson-wednesday-15th-october-2025","title":"'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson Event with Peter Mackay and friends - Wednesday 15th October 2025 *SOLD OUT*","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us in the bookshop for a\u003cspan\u003en evening of poetry celebrating Robert Fergusson with Scotland's Makar, Peter Mackay and friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm on Wednesday 15th October at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy a copy of \u003cem\u003e'O'er a' my labours sey your skill' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand receive free entry to the event, or choose our Ticket-Only option for £6 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Mackay will be joined by some of the book's other contributors: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEllen Galford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndrew Redmond Barr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris Tait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsh Caton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Riach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt Brady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcas Mac an Tuairneir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will send an email to confirm your booking - please be sure to check your junk\/spam folder!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003e'O'er a' my labours sey your skill' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDubbed his 'elder brother in the muse' by Robert Burns, the influence of Robert Fergusson upon eighteenth-century Scots poets cannot be overstated. A chronicler of Edinburgh and populariser of the 'standard habbie', he opened the door for generations of poets documenting urban life as it evolved throughout the Enlightenment and beyond. And yet, his popular legacy pales in comparison to his Ayrshire-born namesake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to his work. From tributes to biographies to departures, Scotland's most celebrated writers and emerging poets alike evoke the enduring impact of Fergusson upon their work, proving that, two hundred and fifty years after his death, his song immortal lives.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Peter Mackay \u003c\/strong\u003ePeter Mackay \/ Pàdraig MacAoidh is a writer and academic whose work is heavily influenced by the diverse linguistic heritage of his birthplace – the Isle of Lewis. He is a native Gaelic speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter being awarded an MA from Glasgow University and a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, Peter went on to work at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin and the University College Dublin. He also spent some time as the writer-in-residence at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands. \u003cspan\u003eIn December 2024, \u003c\/span\u003ePeter Mackay \u003cspan\u003ebecame our new Makar (the national poet of Scotland), the first to work primarily in Gaelic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has co-edited collections of essays on modern Irish and Scottish poetry and on Scottish Gaelic literature, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Leabhar Liath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/ The Light Blue Book, an anthology of Gaelic love poetry which won the Donald Meek award in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter had his own collection of poems,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGu Leòr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/ Galore, published in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taproot Press","offers":[{"title":"Book \u0026 Ticket","offer_id":55924578943349,"sku":"978-1-7392077-6-2","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/TaprootPoetryEvent_2.png?v=1758113465"},{"product_id":"the-shipwright-and-the-shroudweaver-event-with-rafael-torrubis-thursday-26th-march-2026","title":"The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver Event with Rafael Torrubia - Thursday 26th March 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us in the bookshop to hear Rafael Torrubia in conversation about \u003cem\u003eThe Shipwright and the Shroudweaver.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm on Thursday 26th March at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy a copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Shipwright and the Shroudweaver \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand receive free entry to the event, or choose our Ticket-Only option for £6 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will send an email to confirm your booking - please be sure to check your junk\/spam folder!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Rafael Torrubia\u003c\/strong\u003e Rafael Torrubia grew up split between Spain and Scotland as the child of a Scottish mother and a Spanish father. 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