Storytelling And Poetry: Birds & Boglands

Starts: 10:30pm      Ends: 12:30pm

Join poet Cáit O’Neill McCullagh for a truly wonderful journey through poetry and prose, incorporating our local birds and hints of Gaelic.

Join poet Cáit O’Neill McCullagh on Tuesday, 25th February at Lyth Arts Centre from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Tickets are £10, but we don’t want cost to be a barrier. If you’d like to come but need support, please reach out—we’re happy to help! Email: admin@lairglearningcentre.org.uk

In this workshop you will be exploring writing and sound recordings celebrating the special relationship between the great boglands of Caithness and Sutherland and the birds that depend on it.
Local place names, folk lore and ecological wisdom have been inspired by the colour, habits and calls of these creatures of sky and moss.
Write your own poetry and/or stories inspired by traditions of knowing and sharing Cainnt nan Eun: Leid o Birdies: Language of the Birds.

ABOUT THE TUTOR:

Cáit writes poetry at home in Easter Ross. Her writing has been widely published in journals and anthologies, including in publications alongside Kathleeen Jamie, Andrew Motion, and Irvine Welsh. Her debut pamphlet ‘The songs I sing are sisters’ was winner of the Dreich Classic Chapbook Competition (2022), and was a Saboteur Award winner in 2023. Her debut full-length collection ‘The Bone Folder’ was published by Drunk Muse Press in 2024. It has been described as being composed by ‘a bold and visionary writer who crafts the heartwood of language into luminous work that sings with life’.

You can find examples of here work here: https://linktr.ee/caitjomac


ABOUT FLIGHT PATH:

Through a combination of creative writing workshops, lectures, immersive walks and various mediums of art, we hope to raise awareness and a comprehensive understanding of how climate change is altering the behaviour and distribution of bird species worldwide.



ABOUT THE FUNDER
Lairg and District Learning Centre, along with 8 other centres throughout Scotland, are delighted to have been awarded a grant from the Scottish Government's £272k Climate Engagement Fund (CEF).

The fund has been set up to increase Climate Change awareness and action in local communities through various activities such as community workshops, podcasts and green festivals, which will be supported from the latest round of Scottish Government funding.

Location: Lyth Arts Centre

Price: £10

Web Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelling-poetry-birds-boglands-with-gaelic-names-tickets-1232911544619