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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 →

Tags: Literature, Advent, Art, Arts, chink too wide, Culture, Heritage, History, Ireland

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 →

Tags: College, Arts, Poetry, Trinity College Dublin, Barry McStay, Ireland, Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Michael Longley

The Property Ladder Ireland.1 comment

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 →

Tags: Culture, Current Events, Discrimination, Dublin, Immigration, Ireland, Life, Politics, Society

Kavanagh's Advent3 comments

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 →

Tags: Thanksgiving, Poetry, Advent

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 →

Tags: blasphemy, Divine Intervention, Faith, Philosophy, Poetry, Praying, Religion, temptation of christ

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry, On Raglan Road

Epic - Patrick Kavanagh

Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: A sonnet formation with no break (akin to Shakespeare) Tone: Annoyed, frus … more →

Tags: LC Poetry, Epic

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry, Lines Written on a Seat on the Grand Canal

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry, Advent

Canal Bank Walk - Patrick Kavanagh

Damien Gallagher wrote 10 months ago: Rhyme & Form: Sonnet structure. Tone: Warm and grateful. Imagery: Nature: Canal. Theme … more →

Tags: LC Poetry, Canal Bank Walk

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry, Shancoduff

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry, Inniskeen Road

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 →

Tags: LC Poetry

Tree of Happiness12 comments

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 →

Tags: 1, Blog Love, marathon, Running, A Christmas Childhood, Luke Kelly, The Dubliners, On Raglan Road, Glasnevin cemetery

Bloomsday

eamonnmcdonagh wrote 1 year ago: BLOOMSDAY (a term Joyce himself did not employ) was invented in 1954, the 50th anniversary, when the … more →

Tags: Ireland, Literature, Flann O'Brien, James Joyce, Anthony Cronin, Bloomsday

A favourite poem.1 comment

tarryflynn wrote 1 year ago: Here is Epic by Kavanagh, known to a generation or two of Leaving Certificate students. A fantastic … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, dalkey, Ireland, pat kenny, The Irish Times

03.10.20081 comment

Ryan wrote 1 year ago: Consider the Grass Growing (a poem by Patrick Kavanagh) Consider the grass growing As it grew last y … more →

Tags: Poetry, Literature, Art, Books, writing

Sound advice....Patrick Kavanagh1 comment

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 →

Tags: Ireland, Culture, Poetry, Life, Seamus Heaney, Dublin, Irish, Irish Poetry, Poet


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