The Bard (poem) of the Celtic Twilight. One measure of the poem's place in the culture of the English-speaking world lies in the academic James MacKillop's claim that "The current standard English definition of this Celtic word ["bard"], denoting a poet of exalted status, i.e. the voice of a nation or people, dates from Thomas Gray's use of it in his poem". The Bard (poem) The Bard. A Pindaric Ode (1757) is a poem by Thomas Gray, set at the time of Edward I's conquest of Wales. Inspired partly by his researches into medieval history and literature, partly by his discovery of Welsh
The Bard of Blood The Bard of Blood The Bard of Blood is a 2015 Indian fictional espionage thriller novel written by debutant author Bilal Siddiqi. He wrote the novel at the age of 20 during his college days. It was published by Penguin books. Kabir Anand, is a former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent and now a professor of Shakespear in Mumbai. He was forced to leave RAW after a disastrous mission in Balochistan. He is called by the agency to return back after Sadiq Sheikh, his ex-boss is killed. Meanwhile, Mullah Omar and the ISI are also after him. Siddiqi said