An Tobar ~ Poetry For Pleasure/ Ardbraccan Navan.

An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure.

 Good afternoon folks. 

A gentle reminder that our poetry session on this Tuesday 29th April at 7.30 pm in An Tobar.

The theme is anything to do with horses and the equine world.

But anything goes and always a big welcome for poems composed by members of the group.

Two bits of information 

• Poetry People on RTE Radio 1 at 7pm Sunday evening is back.  It is  for everyone who loves poetry. Presented by poet Rachael Hegarty.

•  Poetry day in Ireland.  Poetry Ireland is delighted to announce that Poetry Day Ireland 2025 will take place on Thursday, 1 May, with this year’s theme: ‘May Day’.

Slán go fóill 

Jim Owens - Kiltale.

Tel: 087 967 6728.

The Swift Sessions ~ John Noonan.

The Swift Sessions ~ John Noonan.

The next of the Swift Sessions will take place on Thursday May 8th at the Swift Cultural Centre in Trim, County Meath where the guest reader will be  Dundalk based poet John Noonan. The start time is 7.30 pm and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is free and an open mic will follow for all who are interested. So whether it's a poem or song or short story why not drop in for an interesting evening. Michael Farry of the Boyne Writers will host the event.

Sean Dunne Literary Weekend!

 Sean Dunne Literary Weekend.

THE TEAM 

SEAN DUNNE LITERARY WEEKEND AT THE 

LAFCADIO HEARN JAPANESE GARDENS TRAMORE.

Theo Dorgan reads his poem "Ithaca"

Theo Dorgan reads his poem "Ithaca"

Following on from the poems which have gone before this, Theo Dorgan reads his own contribution to the story and with some interesting insights of his own. Also with thanks to Theo for giving us permission to use his poem "Croke Park" in a sporting feature in our annual magazine a while back. This one is from ' The UCD Library Special Collection'. Worth a visit anytime.

The God Abandons Anthony by Constantine Cavafy and Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson!

The God Abandons Anthony by Constantine Cavafy and Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson.

On a prompt at An Tobar a while back on the poetry of Leonard Cohen I chose 'Alexandra Leaving' and it is one fine poem. That the inspiration came from Constantine Cavafy's poem he mentions in an interview somewhere. Here Brendan Tannan reads both and in the next one up Theo Dorgan gives them a mention a well. For the background on Constantine Cavafy please go to Wikipedia and Youtube and for the poems above with thanks to Brendan Tannan.

Patrick Kavanagh Returns Home to Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 1966.

Patrick Kavanagh Returns Home to Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 1966.

I remember visiting Newgrange, County Meath a number of years back and the girl in the bookshop there telling me that the American visitors were really only interested in two Irish poets and they were W.B. Yeats and Patrick Kavanagh and it is hard to argue with that, as in my humble opinion they were  so far ahead of the rest it is no contest. Not to say there are other poets who have not written great material and who am I to judge, but with Yeats and Kavanagh their ability to tap into that magic again and again was something else and maybe I should keep my opinions to myself as some of my favourite poems are by other writers but I can only think of a few. The above video was loaded by CR's Video Vault so with thanks. A visit over to Youtube for the original and the comments. 

Shakira - Poem To A Horse (Live) [Lyrics]

Shakira ~ Poem To A Horse (Live) Lyrics.

On a weekend of equestrian magic, a little more of it and from an entirely different source and from a lady who needs absolutely no introduction. Loaded by FanshakiraLyrics and with thanks. Writing poetry from an early age she is one of the world's leading performers and a visit to Youtube or Wikipedia to research her career or background is a must. Enjoy!