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Poet Peter MacKay talks about poetry and its importance.

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A poem important to Linda MacLeod. Dàn a tha cudromach do Linda NicLeòid.

Linda MacLeod talks about a poem she holds dear written by her great aunt, Morag MacDonald. Linda NicLeòid le bàrdachd dlùth dha cridhe a rinn piuthar a seanair Mòrag Dhòmhnallach.

Linda MacLeod reads the poem 'Mar Chuimhneachan air Mo Mhac Ghràdhach' which was written by her great aunt, Morag MacDonald, after losing her son. Linda talks about the solace her aunt gained from writing the poem. 

Linda NicLeòid a’leughadh 'Mo Mhac Ghràdhach', bàrdachd a rinn piuthar a seanair, Mòrag Dhòmhnallach, nuair a chaill i a mac, agus a’bruidheann air an t-sòlas-inntinn a thug an sgrìobhadh dhi.  

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

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Poet Peter MacKay talks about poetry and its importance. 

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