http://gabbrophotography.uk/blog/categories/gaelic/ Recent content in Gaelic on Gabbro Photography Blog Hugo en-us Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://gabbrophotography.uk/blog/2016/11/30/the-little-book-of-gaiku/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://gabbrophotography.uk/blog/2016/11/30/the-little-book-of-gaiku/ <p>This post is about the inspiration behind my new photography/Gaelic poetry book, <a href="http://gabbrophotography.uk/books/little_book_of_gaiku/">The Little Book of Gaiku</a>, where I gather some of my recent photographic work together with Gaelic haiku poems to accompany them.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve long been an admirer of what would perhaps be termed &ldquo;wilderness poetry&rdquo; these days. Poets such as Wordsworth, Coleridge to some extent, Norman MacCaig and older Gaelic poets such as Dòmhnall mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn and Duncan Bàn MacIntyre. Add to these wonderful wordsmiths the ancient Chinese mountain poets such as Chia Tao and Han Shan and the haiku of Basho and tanka travel diaries and I&rsquo;ve long had a rich source of inspiration that has run parallel with my photography.</p>