Poem of the Week: When you read this – The Irish Times
As you read this, the words that mark the page will detach themselves one by one and fly…
Poem written by Junior Cert pupil’s mother appears in his English paper – The Irish Times
A Junior Cycle pupil in Co Galway got quite the surprise this week when a poem written by…
Tír na nÓg – The Irish Times
A shaft of light between clouds and a glimpse of distant blue remembered hills, last year’s hopes cast…
A brother, aged seven – The Irish Times
My brother is known For his success With the old people Who talk of his smile And generous…
Ethiopia to Pluto & Morning Languor – The Irish Times
Morning LanguorHow often have I set the clock to wake me in soft darkness, prepared to go at…
The Sixty Second Poem – The Irish Times
The sky’s hung soft with leaves, the generous shelter of plane trees. First Wednesday of the month, twelve…
Shadow – The Irish Times
I keep it barred, that door into the dark, although a weight still pushes at the bolt. Most…
Tell Them I Came, And No One Answered – The Irish Times
(In memory of the artist Brendan Forman) The 18th-century stairs retain few intact banisters.On the floor below your…