Island Conversion: The Transition of a Gaelic Poet from Sceptic to Believer

by Myles Campbell, Margaret Campbell

The authors' story is inextricably linked to their island upbringing and cultural background. It is a very personal story, and one which honestly seeks to understand and interpret the events they have experienced.

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2011

About the author

Myles Campbell (Maoilios Caimbeul) (b. 1944) is a Gaelic poet and children’s writer based on the Isle of Skye. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1976 and teacher training, he taught in Mull, Skye and latterly Gairloch. From 1984 to 1987 he was Gaelic Development Officer with the Highlands & Islands Development Board. He has also written eight novels for children and a novel for adults. After retiring from schoolteaching in 2004, he taught part-time at the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI.

As part of the team, he was scriptwriter for the books of Series 2, 3 and 4 of the popular Gaelic TV course for learners Speaking Our Language. He was crowned Bard at the National Mod in 2002 and has been Honorary Bard of Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhirnis (Gaelic Society of Inverness) since 2012. He is an Honorary Fellow of the ASLS.