Ireland’s Best Loved Poem
At the weekend, RTE, the Irish national broadcaster announced the shortlist of 10 for their ‘Best Loved Poem of Ireland’ …
Category Archives: Irish Poem of the Week
Nonce Words by Seamus Heaney
There’s a little gem of a poem by Seamus Heaney, tucked away in his 2006 publication, District and Circle, which …
Seamus Heaney’s Last Poem
The National Gallery of Ireland in Merrion Square, Dublin, recently published an anthology of Irish writers’ personal responses to paintings …
Seamus Heaney – Absolute For You
On the first anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s passing, I found myself musing about how the poet handled the subject of …
The Loneliness of the Late Night Writer – 8th Century Style
The Student and His Cat is quite a famous translation of a poem written in Old Irish in the margins …
Irish Poem of the Week: The Fisherman by W. B. Yeats
Last week was sandwiched between St Patrick’s Day (Irish National Day) on Monday and World Poetry Day on Friday. The …
Death of an Irishwoman by Michael Hartnett
In 1975 the Irish poet Michael Hartnett announced his decision to give up writing in English by publishing the volume, …
