National Poetry Day 2008
National Poetry Day is a celebration of poetry and poets. Each year, a series of poetry postcards are produced, and this year the theme is 'Work'. For the first time, the Scottish Poetry Library have commissioned a Gaelic poem from Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir (Martin MacIntyre) for their series of postcards. Other contributors include Tom Leonard and Julia Donaldson. The postcards are distributed to schools throughout the country, or you can download them directly from us.
By Martin Mac an t-Soair
Latha Glan Sheonaid / A Fine Johnny Day
A-Fine-Johnny-Day-Martin-MacIntyre.pdf (Adobe PDF - 811Kb)
By Sheena Blackhall
The Check-Oot Quine's Lament
Check-Out-Sheena-Blackhall.pdf (Adobe PDF - 961Kb)
By Julia Donaldson
Eight Tentacles
Eight-Tentacles-Julila-Donaldson.pdf (Adobe PDF - 765Kb)
By Gerry Cambridge
Field Days
Field-Days-Gerry-Cambridge.pdf (Adobe PDF - 771Kb)
By Lindsay MacRae
Happy Families
Happy-Families-LIndsay-MacRae2.pdf (Adobe PDF - 425Kb)
By Dilys Rose
Skeleton Staff
Skeleton-Staff-Dilys-Rose.pdf (Adobe PDF - 480Kb)
By Tom Leonard
Skills
Skills-Tom-Leonard.pdf (Adobe PDF - 840Kb)
By Marion Bernstein