Blogs about: Patrick Kavanagh
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On Raglan Road - Patrick Kavanagh
1946 Rhyme & Form: Lyrical Ballad, rhyme scheme (aabb, ccdd, eeff, ggbb) Tone: Haunting, passionate, sad. It was written to a slow sad tune also. Imagery: Autumn Dublin streets Themes: Un… more →
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Patrick Kavanagh's 'Advent': A magnificent poem in spite of itself
mindofamaniac wrote 2 months ago: Ok. Back to things I like. Advent We have tested and tasted too much, lover– Through a chink … more →
The Singed Wings Of 'Icarus'
bazmcstay wrote 2 months ago: Last year I had the privilege of being published in Icarus, Trinity College Dublin’s literary … more →
The Property Ladder Ireland.
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sillyoldtwit wrote 5 months ago: A few days ago the well known Irish land grabber Pat Kenny did a programme on the new housing init … more →
Kavanagh's Advent
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crookedshore wrote 7 months ago: But here in the Advent-darkened room Where the dry black bread and the sugarless tea Of penance will … more →
Holy Blasphemy!
lonesomesparrow wrote 9 months ago: Consider this: Tim prays to the Virgin Mary that he may pluck up the courage to ask out an office cl … more →
On Raglan Road - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: 1946 Rhyme & Form: Lyrical Ballad, rhyme scheme (aabb, ccdd, eeff, ggbb) Tone: Haunting, … more →
Epic - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: A sonnet formation with no break (akin to Shakespeare) Tone: Annoyed, frus … more →
Lines Written - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Lines Written On A Seat On The Grand Canal, Dublin ‘Erected to the memory of Mrs. Dermot O … more →
Advent - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: The poem is divided cleverly into two sonnets. Originally there was a break … more →
Canal Bank Walk - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: Sonnet structure. Tone: Warm and grateful. Imagery: Nature: Canal. Theme … more →
Shancoduff - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: two five-line stanzas and a concluding six-line stanza. (can in some way be r … more →
Inniskeen Road - Patrick Kavanagh
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme: Sonnet formation with rhyme scheme of [a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-b-d-b-d-e-e] note the first 8 lines … more →
Patrick Kavanagh - Life
Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Life of Patrick Kavanagh [1904-1967] Patrick Kavanagh was born on 21 October 1904, in Mucker town … more →
Tree of Happiness
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Nick McGivney wrote 11 months ago: A non-DS related post for a change. Today I’m listing six things that float my boat because H … more →
Bloomsday
eamonnmcdonagh wrote 1 year ago: BLOOMSDAY (a term Joyce himself did not employ) was invented in 1954, the 50th anniversary, when the … more →
A favourite poem.
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tarryflynn wrote 1 year ago: Here is Epic by Kavanagh, known to a generation or two of Leaving Certificate students. A fantastic … more →
03.10.2008
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Ryan wrote 1 year ago: Consider the Grass Growing (a poem by Patrick Kavanagh) Consider the grass growing As it grew last y … more →
Sound advice....Patrick Kavanagh
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sillyoldtwit wrote 2 years ago: The poet’s task is not to solve the riddle Of Man and God but buckleap on a door And grab his … more →
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