Our Many-Voiced Country
As part of his role as Scots Makar, Peter Mackay has embraced a mission to platform and celebrate the many languages written in Scotland today. In this event, he’ll bring together Deborah Moffat, Tim Tim Cheng, Vahid Davar, Mae Diansangu, Paul Malgrati and Jordí Larios to present new writing interweaving Gaelic and Chinese, Spanish and Persian, French and Doric. Don’t miss this fascinating event of many languages!
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