Raman Mundair — is a British poet, writer, artist and playwright. She was born in Ludhiana, India and came to live in the UK at the age of fiveHer poetry has been featured in Acumen, Poetry Scotland, Kavya Bharati and widely anthologized. She is the author of… … Wikipedia
James Stout Angus — was born on the 20th September 1830 was a Shetland writer. He was born at Catfirth Haa in the parish of Nesting. His grandfather William Angus is recorded first at Burraness in Delting, but the lands of Catfirth were leased in 1782 to the Angus… … Wikipedia
Vagaland — (1903 03 06 – 1973 12 30), is arguably the greatest Shetland poet of the 20th century, was born Thomas Alexander Robertson at Westerwick at the southern tip of the parish of Sandsting, his mother’s home. He was the second son of Thomas Robertson… … Wikipedia
Laurence I. Graham — Laurence I. Graham, better known as Lollie Graham, is a well known Shetland poet and author, born in Stromfirth in 1924. The family moved to one of the new croft holdings at Veensgarth, Tingwall and he has lived there ever since. He has been a… … Wikipedia
Rhoda Bulter — (July 15 1929–1994), Shetland author, is one of the best known Shetland poets of recent times. Her first poem was published in The New Shetlander in 1970, following which she became a prolific writer in the Shetland dialect. She was a frequent… … Wikipedia
George Laurenson — (1857 1913) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Lyttelton in the South Island.Member of ParliamentGeorge Laurenson represented the Lyttelton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fourteen years from 1899 to his death… … Wikipedia
Shapinsay — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=HY505179 celtic name= norse name=Hjálpandisey meaning of name= Old Norse for helpful island or judge s island area=2,948 hectares area rank=29 highest elevation=Ward Hill 64 metres Population=300 population … Wikipedia
Orkney — This article is about the islands in northern Scotland. For other places of the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation). Orkney Arcaibh … Wikipedia
Northern Isles — This article is about the large group of Scottish islands including Orkney and Shetland. For the northern islands of Shetland, see North Isles. The Northern Isles of Scotland. The Northern Isles (Old Norse: Norðreyjar; Scots Gaelic: Na h Eileanan … Wikipedia
Orkney — Àrcaibh Flagge von Orkney … Deutsch Wikipedia
