The Poetry for Pleasure Group held its last meeting of the summer on Tuesday the 18th last with a large number in attendance, The theme for the evening was the season itself and included some interesting contributions with a number of poets being included more than once. Alexander Pope's poem "Summer" was the first one off, followed by Gerald Griffin's "Hy Brasail - The Isle of the Blest." Levis Kapchanga read "A Taste of Freedom" and Willie G. Hodgins read his own poem "Summer, Best Loved Month". John Sheahan's poem "Turf Cutter" was read next and if my notes are correct, followed by Eugene Kane reading about his grandchild "Lily" he also read of his uncle "Owen." Patrick Kavanagh got two outings with "Spraying the Potatoes" and "An Address to an Old Wooden Gate." Reginald Arkell whose poems get a regular airing was also read, "Ready Made Gardens", though not too familiar with his poems. Must look up. John Clare's "I Am" was next followed by Michael Walsh's "The Old Man to the Tree", (can't get a reference on that poem). Alexander Pope got his second outing of the night with "Ode to Solitude" and myself I read my own poem "Drowsy Maggies". Stephen Clare's "Bloomsday - A Poetry Brothel" which was written on the spot (I think!) and there were one or two more but the notes not good! Hope I got the above info correct. No meeting now until September and the theme is "Birds". Make what you like of that!
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