The Second Wife from: The Wooing of Etain The poems in this series concentrate on the part of the legend: The Wooing of Etain, where Midir brings Etain, his new wife, home and she meets his first wife, Fuamnach. Consumed with jealousy, Fuamnach conspires against her beautiful rival. She turns her into a pool of … Continue reading
The Rooney prize is awarded for a body of work by a young Irish writer that shows exceptional promise. Continue reading
I can tune in to the true note
in a creature heart. Continue reading
Poetry and songs in the Irish language will be a feature of this event. Continue reading
I love the beauty of those words. Continue reading
For isn’t everything, if looked at closely,
a little off key: lovers and dancers
only a step out, a step away . Continue reading
Eliza Dunlop’s poetry shows that as early the 1850s she was not only aware of, but actively opposed to, the ‘racially and ethnically exclusive construction of ‘Australianness’ and of the ‘native’ (that is, white Australian born)’ Continue reading
There is pathos, irony and social comment in a voice that is accessible and fond. Continue reading
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