Even if I can’t read or write
I can imagine sun flooding a page. Continue reading
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I peel back happiness from the soil, Continue reading
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No one can threaten hunger with bullets. Continue reading
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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
Australia’s Great Love Story
‘Love, Politics, Murder! A sell out success!’ Continue reading
Poem: Tinteán/Hearth by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
The Rooney prize is awarded for a body of work by a young Irish writer that shows exceptional promise. Continue reading
Poetry: Lady Cassie Peregrina,
I can tune in to the true note
in a creature heart. Continue reading
Belfast International Arts Festival
Event: Belfast International Arts Festival Where: Belfast – various venues When: 11th October to 29th October Cost: see: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/Festival Box Office on 028 9089 2707 or drop into Festival Box Office at the MAC. Further information: Belfast International Arts Festival; Brochure;
Lives lived slightly out of tune
For isn’t everything, if looked at closely,
a little off key: lovers and dancers
only a step out, a step away . Continue reading
Accessible initial guide to poet Louis MacNeice
Faust’s biography of Louis MacNeice clearly illustrates the constraints placed on him and his generation by Britain’s continuing aversion to most things European, save the delights of Paris… Continue reading
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