He is gifted with what the Welsh call Hwyl, the power of elevated declamation, and his declamation is full of feeling. - Sorley MacLean

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He is gifted with what the Welsh call Hwyl, the power of elevated declamation, and his declamation is full of feeling.

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About Sorley MacLean

Sorley MacLean (26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996; Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle MacGill-Eain) was a Scottish Gaelic poet. His book Dàin do Eimhir is considered the most important book published in Scottish Gaelic in the twentieth century, while his poem Hallaig achieved "cult status" in the English-speaking world for its representation of the Highland Clearances. He worked as a schoolteacher. MacLean is regarded as the most influential Scottish Gaelic poet in history.

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