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词条 Bert Biscoe
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Bardic work

  3. Political career

  4. Work as local historian

  5. Activism

  6. Books

  7. See also

  8. References

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| name = Bert Biscoe
| image = Bert biscoe.jpg
| alt = Picture of a Caucasian bearded man with gray hair and glasses standing against a blue background.
| caption = Bert Biscoe in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1960}} (approx)
| birth_place = Cornwall
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| other_names = Viajor Gans Geryow
| occupation = Bard, Councillor, Historian
| known_for = bard of the Cornish Gorseth
}}Bert Biscoe is a Cornish politician, historian and bard of the Cornish Gorseth also known by the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow.[1][2] He represents Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District as an independent Cornwall Councillor and Truro City Council councillor. Bert Biscoe is known locally for his work as a local historian[3] and for his activism related to the Cornish identity debate.[4]

In 2012, his book of poems called "Trurra" won a Waterstones Publishers Award at the Holyer An Gof literary competition.[5]

Personal life

Bert Biscoe was born in Stithians, Cornwall. He attended Truro School and his higher education was completed at Bangor University.[6] He lives in Truro, Cornwall.[7]

Bardic work

Bert Biscoe is a traditional musician and poet,[8] specialising in Cornish folk music, some of which is in the Cornish language.[9] Some of his audio works have been collected into a compilation titled "An Kynsa".

He was created a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh in 1995 for services to Cornwall with the bardic name Viajor Gans Geryow, and has been a member of the Council of the Gorsedh since 2009.[10] He is the author of several books of poetry.[11] As a bard of the Gorsedh he is regularly in attendance at celebrations of Cornish culture and important cultural occasions.[12][13][14]

His poetry centres on the 'spirit of Kernow', he has performed with other bards in Cornwall.[15]

Political career

He is currently an independent councillor in Cornwall Council's Truro Boscawen District. He is also a city councillor as part of Truro City Council.

Until 2017, he was Cornwall Council's portfolio holder for transport and was responsible for Cornwall's transport links. He was replaced by Councillor Geoff Brown.[16] During his time in office, he was involved in many projects including the A30 road improvements at Temple, Cornwall,[17] and one of the failed bus lane projects in Truro.[18]

Work as local historian

He is the Chairman of the Truro Civic Society, a registered charity based in Truro,[19] he is also current President of the Truro Old Cornwall Society.[20][21] He is also the honorary secretary and a trustee on the board on the Royal Cornwall Museum.[22] He is the author of two books about the history of Cornwall.[23]

Activism

Bert Biscoe is a relevant figure in the Cornish Identity debate and has campaigned for increased powers for Cornish local government and the creation of a Cornish Assembly.[24]

[25] He has been the chair of the Cornish Constitutional Convention.[4]

Books

Bert Biscoe is the author of several books, mainly related to Cornwall and poetry.

  • MAUDLIN' PILGRIMAGE, book of verse set in the reign of Henry VIII.[26]
  • Rebecca, (1996).[27]
  • The dance of the Cornish air, (1996).[28]
  • At a wedding with Yeats in Turin, (2003).[29]
  • Trurra, Published by Dew Vardh, winner of the Waterstones Award at Holyer An Gof Publishers' Awards 2012.[30]
  • Words of Granite ({{ISBN|9780946143269}}).[31][32]
  • Mercifully Preserved Fictional account of the life of Sir John Betjeman[33]
  • On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest!, (2008).[34]
  • White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par, (2009).[35]
  • MEDITATIONS ON CARN BREA Poems and Pictures from a Cornish Hill, (2005).[36]
  • Accompanied by Larks.[37]

See also

  • Truro City Council
  • Truro Old Cornwall Society
  • Cornwall Council
  • Cornish Nationalism
  • Cornish people
  • Cornish Gorseth

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Tregarthen|first1=J.C.|title=John Penrose : a romance of the Land's End|date=2004|publisher=Cornwall Editions|location=Fowey|isbn=9781904880028|edition=[New ed.].|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W6FnUJ4ze6cC&pg=PR9&lpg=PR9&dq=bert+biscoe+bard&source=bl&ots=uLhODAsSYI&sig=5Im2skFEgbZxRlUUOm7tWgqjSro&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHr5nzhaLWAhUkCsAKHQj2ABAQ6AEIWDAJ#v=onepage&q=bert%20biscoe%20bard&f=false|accessdate=13 September 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Eseli Konsel Gorsedh Kernow|url=http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|website=Gorsedh Kernow|publisher=Gorsedh Kernow|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Squeeze Guts|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/secrets-squeeze-guts-alley-truros-364881|website=cornwall live|publisher=cornwall live|accessdate=29 August 2017}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Simon|first1=Parker|title=Cornwall wants to go it alone|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/jan/12/localgovernment.devolution|website=The Guardian|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
5. ^http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html
6. ^{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.bertbiscoe.co.uk/about.html|website=BB|publisher=Bert Biscoe Campaign|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Bert Biscoe|url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2017|website=Cornwall Gov|publisher=Cornwall Council|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Dew Vardh, with Bert Biscoe and Pol Hodge|url=http://www.pzlitfest.co.uk/event/dew-vardh-with-bert-biscoe-and-pol-hodge/|website=Penzance Literary Festival|accessdate=13 September 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=A Kynsa|url=http://www.cornwall24.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2298|website=Cornwall 24|publisher=Cornwall 24|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gorsedhkernow.org.uk/councilmembers.html|title=Council Members|publisher=Cornish Gorsedh|accessdate=29 August 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Jennet Campbell MBE: Cornish Gorsedd Honour - The Radford Charitable Trust|url=http://www.radfordtrust.org/history/jennet-campbell-mbe-gorsedd|website=www.radfordtrust.org|accessdate=13 September 2017|language=en}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Ceremony welcomes bards from all over the world to Lannstevan|url=http://www.thepost.uk.com/article.cfm?id=108869&headline=Ceremony%20welcomes%20bards%20from%20all%20over%20the%20world%20to%20Lannstevan§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017|website=Cornish & Devon Post|accessdate=13 September 2017|language=en}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Guardians of a rich cultural heritage|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/guardians-rich-cultural-heritage/story-13155547-detail/story.html|accessdate=13 September 2017|publisher=Cornish Guardian|date=August 18, 2011}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Council|first1=Cornwall|title=September 2013 - Cornwall Council|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NwyXxkLyjiMJ:https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/leaders-blog/september-2013/+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com|accessdate=13 September 2017|language=en}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Poets lead Cornish revolt against `English imperialism'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/poets-lead-cornish-revolt-against-english-imperialism-1262185.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=13 September 2017|date=18 May 1997}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/profiles-of-cabinet-members/|title=Profiles of Cabinet members - Cornwall Council|first=Cornwall|last=Council|website=www.cornwall.gov.uk}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=A30 improvements finish date moves from spring to summer|url=http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-01-19/a30-improvements-finish-date-moves-from-spring-to-summer/|accessdate=29 August 2017|agency=ITV news|publisher=ITV|date=19 January 2017}}
18. ^{{cite news|title=Scrapping of Truro bus lane costs £60,000|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-34883680|accessdate=29 August 2017|agency=BBC Cornwall|publisher=BBC|date=20 November 2015}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=TCS|url=http://trurocivicsociety.com/|accessdate=29 August 2017}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=piran day article|url=http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/15070872.Details_of_this_years_St_Piran__39_s_Day_procession_announced/|website=falmouth packet|accessdate=29 August 2017}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Truro Old Cornwall Society|url=http://www.oldcornwall.net/truro-ocs/4576250937|website=Truro Old Cornwall Society|accessdate=12 September 2017}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Trustees|url=http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/about-the-museum/trustees-2|website=Royal Cornwall Museum|publisher=Royal Cornwall Museum|accessdate=29 August 2017}}
23. ^Truro Library Archives
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2017|title=Councillor details|accessdate=13 August 2017}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bertbiscoe.co.uk/about.html|title=About Bert Biscoe|accessdate=13 August 2017}}
26. ^{{cite web|last1=Bert|first1=Biscoe|title=MAUDLIN' PILGRIMAGE|url=http://www.oldcornwallshop.net/shop-page/4578430537/'maudlin'-pilgrimage-by-bert-biscoe/6275340|website=oldcornwallshop|publisher=BB|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11611784W/Rebecca|website=Open Library |title=Rebecca |accessdate=18 October 2017}}
28. ^{{cite web|title=the dance of the cornish air|url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11611783W/The_dance_of_the_Cornish_air|website=Open Library|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
29. ^{{cite web|title=At a wedding with Yeats in Turin|url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11611782W/At_a_wedding_with_Yeats_in_Turin|website=Open library|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
30. ^{{cite web|title=gorsedh kernow awards list|url=http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/HolyeranGof/publication_winners_2012.html|website=gorsedh kernow|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
31. ^{{cite book|last1=Biscoe|first1=Bert|title=Words of granite : bearing witness : poems of time & place|date=1997|publisher=Lodenek Press|location=Wadebridge|isbn=9780946143269|page=53 |edition=1|url=https://biblio.co.uk/book/words-granite-selected-poems-bert-biscoe/d/956729010|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
32. ^{{cite web|last1=Biscoe|first1=Bert|title=Words of Granite - Selected Poems|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Words-Granite-Selected-Bert-Biscoe/dp/0946143269|website=amazon books|publisher=Lodenek Press|accessdate=30 August 2017|language=English|date=1997}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://oldcornwall.net/shop-page/4578430537/'mercifully-preserved'-by-bert-biscoe/6275356|title=oldcornwall|website=oldcornwall.net}}
34. ^{{cite web|last1=Biscoe|first1=Bert|title=On Yer Trolley: Poems Made During Complete Bed Rest!|url=https://www.amazon.com/Yer-Trolley-Poems-During-Complete/dp/0956021816/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8|website=Amazon|publisher=Creative Edge|accessdate=30 August 2017|date=5 December 2008}}
35. ^{{cite web|last1=Biscoe|first1=Bert|title=White Crusted Eyes: Tales of Par|url=https://www.amazon.com/White-Crusted-Eyes-Tales-Par/dp/0956021824/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8|website=Amazon|publisher=Creative Edge|accessdate=30 August 2017|date=1 September 2009}}
36. ^{{cite web|title=MEDITATIONS ON CARN BREA Poems and Pictures from a Cornish Hill by Biscoe Bert: Biffworks, Cornwall Thin Card, First Edition, Signed by Author(s) - Polsue Books|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=15098266886&searchurl=sortby%3D17%26an%3Dbert%2Bbiscoe%2Bcliff%2Bjones|website=www.abebooks.co.uk|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
37. ^{{cite web|title=Accompanied by Larks - BISCOE, Bert|url=http://www.cornishbookworld.co.uk/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=62730&keyword=bert+biscoe&searchby=author&offset=0&fs=1|website=www.cornishbookworld.co.uk|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
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