Ireland: Power of the Poets | Historical Documentary | Lucasfilm.

Ireland: Power of the Poets/Historical Documentary/Lucasfilm.

Here's an interesting video that documents in some way the importance of the poet in Irish society especially over the last century. (Or More!) Loaded by Lucasfilm and with thanks. A number of fine poems read by their authors.

Navan ~ Poem. Frank Murphy.

Navan ~ Poem.

Much more info on Youtube but the poem below.

Navan

Settled confluence

The monastic claims

The Boyne and

Blackwater

Norman, Dane.

Watched and ward

Along the Pale

Crafted well

Their story tale.

Hills down winding

Cambered lanes

Shadowed in

Some others' fame.

Meeting to,

Deliberate

The vagaries of

Church and state.

A mad humour

Turn of phrase

And the town

The same

Both ways.

Frank Murphy,

* First loaded to the 'Trim Poetry Festival Site' by Trim Poetry in 2020. (Meath Writers Circle).

So with thanks.