My Year as Manx Bard by Sara Goodwins
Until now, there has been no book about the Manx Bard.
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Promoting the Isle of Man by public appearances and through poetry, the Bard's job is varied and wide-ranging.¶ÿ¶ÿDuring 2017-8, Sara Goodwins served as the fourth Manx Bard and has written¶ÿMy Year as Manx Bard,¶ÿdescribing the highs and lows of her bardic year.
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Like the time she was all geared up to go to an event which no-one had told her had been cancelled.
Or nearly had the Bardic staff confiscated as a dangerous weapon.
Or when she had to address the audience of The Gaiety Theatre from the stage.
Or was invited to be an after-dinner speaker where half the audience had eaten so well they went to sleep.
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With full-colour illustrations of the inspirational Manx countryside, and containing some of the poems Sara wrote during her bardic year,¶ÿ¶ÿMy Year as Manx Bard¶ÿis 96 pages long and costs ¶œ9.95.
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Youƒ??d be wrong to think verse boring,
Spurning it for wasting time;
Verse expands ideas, exploring
Everywhere by means of rhyme.
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But the Bardƒ??s jobƒ??s more than writing
Shaping text to rhyme and scan,
Itƒ??s promoting and highlighting
All that makes the Isle of Man.
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If you want more information
On the Manx Bard, take a look ƒ??
Thereƒ??s no need for speculation
As itƒ??s all here, in this bookƒ?Ý
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