What’s on November/December and beyond

What’s on November/December and beyond

What’s On at the Celtic Club Melbourne The Celtic Club is an organization that celebrates and supports pride in Irish heritage and culture, as well as the broader Celtic community. We provide opportunities for our members and guests to benefit from, learn about, and enjoy Gaelic language, Irish music, art, culture, and more. For further information … Continue reading →

Verdigris and the Poetry of Change

Verdigris and the Poetry of Change

A Film Review by Frances Devlin-Glass Verdigris (1923), Directed and written by Patricia Kelly and starring Geraldine McAlinden and Maya O’Shea. Cinematography by  Tania Freimuth. Verdigris is a gentle film about violent men, and it takes us on a slow journey of revelation. The title is a poetic evocation of the toll time takes on a metal … Continue reading →

Land Ownership in Ireland part 3

Land Ownership in Ireland part 3

Because people had been crying out for a resolution of the land question for so long, and had no desire to wait any longer, this, along with war weariness, may have been a big factor in the massive support for acceptance of the treaty with Britain. Continue reading →

On the Good Ship Ulysses

On the Good Ship Ulysses

We parked the car, grabbed our backpacks, and made our way up the passenger stairwell. In my backpack was James Joyce’s Ulysses, bookmarked at the final chapter, ‘Penelope’, which I planned to finish reading whilst on board the Ulysses, travelling to Dublin to visit iconic landmarks mentioned in the book. How meta. Continue reading →

Creative Writing: poetry

Creative Writing: poetry

Another drink, said the Pooka, with the bark of a foreign tree entangled in his horns, an exile in the southern region of the mind, burnt by a strange sun, leaping between skyscrapers, dancing in a pub, drinking bitterness.  Continue reading →