Books by Gabriel Rosenstock

The Irish language, also known as Irish Gaelic or Gaelige, is spoken today by approximately a million people worldwide. It is also the basis of the Irish literary tradition, which is the oldest in Europe after Greek and Latin. Whether you want to connect to your Irish heritage or carry on a conversation when visiting the Gaeltachtai (small rural pockets in Ireland where Irish is the first language spoken), Beginner's Irish with Online Audio is the perfect start!Ideal for those new to Irish, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes a brief history of the Irish language; 10 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions; a guide to the Irish alphabet and pronunciation; and online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers. The author uses the medium of poetry to enrich the reader's study of Irish. Numerous examples from Irish literature and poetry, as well as common proverbs and sayings, help teach vocabulary and grammar in an engaging way. A chapter on Irish names and their origins and another on Geography and Tourism round out this unique guide to learning Irish.

There's something for nobody-the poet himself insists!-in Rosenstock's latest volume of poems from The Onslaught Press, a publisher of poetry and haiku that has championed his recent body of work. Poetry International says he is 'famously difficult to pin down': indeed, now more than ever.

Mou Her Name forrits the reader mair nor a hunner pomes in whit the makar cries a neo-bhakti style-a modren skew on thae poems o deep holiness whilk are threipit an croonit in India yit. Aff the cuff an meestical thae ootpoorins heize frae ayont the makar's ain mense, he's tiggit the hem o the Yirth Mither's goun, an she's turnt tae'm, an throuch his maisterly airt, turns tae us. Gabriel Rosenstock: Makar, haijin, scriever/owersetter o mair nor a hunner beuks maistly i the Irish leid. John McDonald: Scots makar, turnt tae scrievin haiku ten year since, hud a nummer o beuks pit oot sinsyne. Jynt up wi Gabriel Rosenstock fir a pickle owersettins ower the years. Hus a blog o scots haiku ZENSPEUG whilk he ettles tae update ilka day.