Our Christmas Day, the day that Christ was born,
a full nine months from when the angel told
the blessed Virgin what she could expect. Continue reading
Filed under Of Literary Interest …
New Irish Fiction
Sebastian Barry continues his McNulty family saga while Frank Connolly recalls the Dublin bombs of 1974. Continue reading
Remember hoping for an Australian Republic?
The story of Tom Keneally’s involvement in the Australian Republican Movement and of the many who supported a Republic from the foundation of Australian society. Continue reading
Poems in English and Irish
Finally, I gently clasp the dragonfly’s wings
and release it at the backdoor to fly away.
Was it a lost soul of a relative
From long ago looking for our prayers? Continue reading
Keneally’s Biographer on Towards Asmara
The New York Times compared Towards Asmara to For Whom The Bell Tolls in its open support for an armed struggle – a big, debatable comparison. Continue reading
Melbourne’s Finnegans Wake Reading Group
Raphael Slepon, founder of FWEET, on annotating Finnegans Wake. Continue reading
A Good Girl from Graigh na Muilte Iarainn
A Galway man, with Norman and Spanish blood, coursing and cursing through his veins, he could cant and gammer with horse traders Continue reading
Nicholas O’Donnell’s Education : A Centenary Reflection
One hundred years have passed since the death of Dr Nicholas O’Donnell (1862-1920), an Irish-Australian leader inMelbourne. Continue reading
Ode to the Women of Ireland
The winner of the Percy French Prize for Witty Verse. Continue reading
Back Home in Derry
In those times, in that place – it is never referred to as Stratford – the names Hamnet and Hamlet are interchangeable, each written or spoken to indicate the same person. Continue reading
