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My Year as Manx Bard by Sara Goodwins

SKU: 9.78E+12
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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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