An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/Readings!

An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/Readings!

I think about ten in all turned out for the October meeting on Tuesday night at An Tobar with a wide variety and selection of poems on the Autumn Equinox or turn of the year, though you could interpret it lightly or not as you wished or desired. The first poem read was by Emily Bronte, Spell bound which was a fine choice given the theme. The Touch of the Master's Hand which was written in 1921 by Myra Brooks Welch was next followed by my own contribution De Scripto Meridians which is more about waiting out Winter! A Bachelor in Autumn by Myra Lalor was the choice of Sean Reilly followed by  The Night Wind by Eugene Field (1850 - 1895) a poem I hadn't heard before. Willie G. Hodgins read his own piece Winter which coincidentally was the choice also of Leona Rennicks so it got a second reading as well! An excerpt from Patrick Kavanagh's The Great Hunger was next and was very well read and there are poets and there are poets. Lead Kindly Light which was written in 1833 was read given that Cardinal Newman was recently canonised (October 13th) and Carol Owens read her own piece The Dark Places Where The Beetle Goes which was an interesting piece of observation. Shell Shocked Land by Kildare poet Helen Fallon finished the round and this one was a prize winner in this year's Trócaire Poetry Competition though I did sneak in my own piece Beyond this Point to finish the night. The theme for next month is "Remembrance" of any kind and all are welcome!