1. Gaelic in Translation and Poetic Transience – with Taylor Strickland

This episode's guest is Taylor Strickland: a talented poet from the US who has learned Scottish Gaelic and recently won several awards for his superb translations of the 18th-century Jacobite poet, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. In 2025, Taylor also published his debut poetry collection, Dwell Time with Tapsalteerie Press.We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, from Taylor’s journey into Gaelic and his translation work, to his broader thinking about poetry — and his deep admiration for the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.03:40 – Taylor's (poetic) journey from America to Scotland 13:20 – Taylor's transient poems and his vision of poetry23:25 – Translating Gaelic Poetry into English28:50 – Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair45:50 – Portugal and Pessoa 56:18 – Final thoughts on poetry, national identi(es) and Taylor's upcoming works.