tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545268911289415142024-03-19T01:46:58.709-07:00The Tara Poetry BlogFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-38498181739981982842024-03-16T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-16T05:00:52.235-07:00Michael Farry ~ Book Launch!<p><b><i>Michael Farry ~ An Apology for Our Survival/Book Launch.</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmrCJM2P1mmwoMlln_qdl1Mtyayxcb0SCkFPckGgKFGQlDun_RePt9QFcY6To4SDUyWCfzpQCrKdUlQPdwgVL2IHDZ8k6df6kyRH9ptJz5yliABh5hxoNlieUwmu0ww-GfTPRKWpoHi2HtgwBjhE8EHZtto5DiU5Myy8BmCavdVjMNC1kqOi5Sof3PTg/s5152/DSC00007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmrCJM2P1mmwoMlln_qdl1Mtyayxcb0SCkFPckGgKFGQlDun_RePt9QFcY6To4SDUyWCfzpQCrKdUlQPdwgVL2IHDZ8k6df6kyRH9ptJz5yliABh5hxoNlieUwmu0ww-GfTPRKWpoHi2HtgwBjhE8EHZtto5DiU5Myy8BmCavdVjMNC1kqOi5Sof3PTg/s320/DSC00007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michael Farry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib63dp4iEuRERzKFvzqyF3FeUd3SPtRa6wSZgcinfcOY_E0vBkkMk6dkiolyFUVvCcKi8ngMO1pVKuhTZ1tDgKkEcSXBqG37mn-YaA4-aZHhfGN-gntUvUG1aSMtv-s-ptoAgVbiu7I1PcAd8NIUDLRtoMXBnvfqrNbr-cp4cp-W1byhXwrkINNhZzQCY/s5152/DSC00008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib63dp4iEuRERzKFvzqyF3FeUd3SPtRa6wSZgcinfcOY_E0vBkkMk6dkiolyFUVvCcKi8ngMO1pVKuhTZ1tDgKkEcSXBqG37mn-YaA4-aZHhfGN-gntUvUG1aSMtv-s-ptoAgVbiu7I1PcAd8NIUDLRtoMXBnvfqrNbr-cp4cp-W1byhXwrkINNhZzQCY/s320/DSC00008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michael Farry and Rachel Coventry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DrxiGMQWsHTTyWUhNgc14SrMhhfHgQAL1cGVVwaWddsrOeLNX61rNv3PcCfHOnOnYnP5TIicgiA3cOHlK08R_Muo4dsJ7pBD9fB4aO1p6Kwfd3SrDuZW8WbbjrZ8hpreNjx6Z_1G63tur0tBSJPSV6PSBXWldpLXEPK8l8xNqGLnINsLjRYuNH6MP6k/s5152/DSC00010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DrxiGMQWsHTTyWUhNgc14SrMhhfHgQAL1cGVVwaWddsrOeLNX61rNv3PcCfHOnOnYnP5TIicgiA3cOHlK08R_Muo4dsJ7pBD9fB4aO1p6Kwfd3SrDuZW8WbbjrZ8hpreNjx6Z_1G63tur0tBSJPSV6PSBXWldpLXEPK8l8xNqGLnINsLjRYuNH6MP6k/s320/DSC00010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel Coventry, Michael Farry and Noreen Walshe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9kycQxBzK3d4EQWWDysquLhRJ2RvjCwI-snCtxpRjmolykkLE8JFYGX3r_sY2Ru4lrAfR-KyZwq_d2mEZaMfXnl3MKpiHzzFyCxu4g1BWaeNZ288XlWE0nLabDbkpX9F5_gZpl8cGhfzNeKyOTz404HMv4HoHdcsf82C1JDluFcsjx1RMLhh0pGFFUE/s5152/DSC00013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9kycQxBzK3d4EQWWDysquLhRJ2RvjCwI-snCtxpRjmolykkLE8JFYGX3r_sY2Ru4lrAfR-KyZwq_d2mEZaMfXnl3MKpiHzzFyCxu4g1BWaeNZ288XlWE0nLabDbkpX9F5_gZpl8cGhfzNeKyOTz404HMv4HoHdcsf82C1JDluFcsjx1RMLhh0pGFFUE/s320/DSC00013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michael Farry, Barbara Flood and Paddy Smith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjUmqxGDHD3KKxZjE-dAx4oASDQqT2tCxTKwhjjJcy7I9bnrgIj16AoqXvqq5WgosvEqjlDdSWqs20x329ectD1TMa3OR6gtJC5YTqPt-NFsSVBWL_OWZfbHaqRBA3BMcH8DVp23yEr36PurjW-WL_dhYpgr9Ou-hJTHIi3Ub2_zs1hTxiHJM_JBcwdw/s5152/DSC00015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjUmqxGDHD3KKxZjE-dAx4oASDQqT2tCxTKwhjjJcy7I9bnrgIj16AoqXvqq5WgosvEqjlDdSWqs20x329ectD1TMa3OR6gtJC5YTqPt-NFsSVBWL_OWZfbHaqRBA3BMcH8DVp23yEr36PurjW-WL_dhYpgr9Ou-hJTHIi3Ub2_zs1hTxiHJM_JBcwdw/s320/DSC00015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paddy Smith and his daughters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Just a few photos from last night's launch of Michael Farry's fourth collection of poems.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-88449402864020995782024-03-14T04:35:00.000-07:002024-03-14T04:35:16.643-07:00An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/ March 2024!<p> <b><i>An Tobar ~ Ardbraccan/Navan</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">Greetings </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;"> Poetry
Friends</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">Our next Poetry for Pleasure takes place on Tuesday
26th March at 7.30pm in An Tobar,Ardbraccan</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">The guiding theme is the late Eavan Boland.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">But please remember any poem you wish to share is
welcome. Some participants may wish to share a poem they have written. Great,
please feel most welcome. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "inherit","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">Enclosed is a brief intoduction to
Eavan Boland that Frances Rocks has kindly prepared for us.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Eavan Boland (1944-2020) was born in Dublin but
raised in London. She experienced anti-racism which gave her a keen sense
of her identity. She was one of the most prominent voices in Irish poetry. Her
experiences as a wife and mother of two children influenced her to recognize
the beauty and significance of everyday living. She wrote plainly and
eloquently about being a woman, mother and exile. Boland commented incisively
on contemporary subjects and wrote intensely personal poems about history,
womanhood and relationships. She taught at several colleges in America and was
a professor of English at Stanford University, California.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">'Poets are those who ransack
their perishing mind and find pattern and form.' Boland</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"> 'Poetry begins where
language starts; in the shadows and accidents of one person's life.' Boland</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">'Memory, change, loss, the
irrecoverable past – such are the shared conditions of humankind, with which
Boland scrupulously engages.' Anne Stevenson, Poet (1933-2020)</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.Looking forward to our March meeting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; padding: 0cm;">Slán go fóill</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jim</span></span><br />087 967 6728</span></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-49134579063191722772024-03-10T04:29:00.000-07:002024-03-10T04:29:41.355-07:00Book Launch ~ Michael Farry!<p> <b><i>Book Launch ~ Michael Farry!</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21qaFmg7VM83qBK8uixQi8hvn14ntst5DTAVpJQXh1t_p8Yl7OxMOy-ZYN6WgzTfE943unp9U3CEr1VruGP5vZhKW3T92TQh0EwOj7lHaSq-AWjgVuA1yTUZFHnUcKzOIV5VkLpkHu0bWfy6NIMStZi3JhKZ9Vok3QpvTAZOrsOxV9BZ0WNv2JheYQSI/s1633/poster%20new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1633" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21qaFmg7VM83qBK8uixQi8hvn14ntst5DTAVpJQXh1t_p8Yl7OxMOy-ZYN6WgzTfE943unp9U3CEr1VruGP5vZhKW3T92TQh0EwOj7lHaSq-AWjgVuA1yTUZFHnUcKzOIV5VkLpkHu0bWfy6NIMStZi3JhKZ9Vok3QpvTAZOrsOxV9BZ0WNv2JheYQSI/w400-h264/poster%20new.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former editor of Boyne Berries and the winner of many prizes for his poetry Michael Farry will launch his latest collection of poems in the Jonathan Swift Cultural Centre in Trim this coming Friday the 15th at 7 pm with Rachel Coventry of Galway doing the honours. The admission is free.</div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-76710607755518254342024-03-09T13:14:00.000-08:002024-03-09T13:14:13.203-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Trim Library!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Trim Library!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Last Thursday night's meeting of the group attracted perhaps twenty four in all to our get-together and it will be interesting to see how it develops over the coming months. Chaired by Ciaran with a free writing exercise on the fine line between love and hate there were a number of contributions which combined both. One of the prompts for our next meeting is 'Patience', which I focused in on as I don't have much and the other one escapes me at the moment. The next meeting of our group is on Thursday the 4th of April at 6 pm to 8.15 pm. On a final note I'd like to thank everyone at Trim Library for their assistance and support in accommodating us. </p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-77575600187653706412024-03-04T04:14:00.000-08:002024-03-04T04:15:58.826-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ March 2024!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ March 2024!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just a reminder that the next meeting of the group will be in Trim Library on this Thursday night coming starting at 6.30 pm and new members are especially welcome. Hope to see you there. </p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-88459491418157191382024-02-28T04:24:00.000-08:002024-02-28T11:13:44.425-08:00Mad Girl's Love Song by Sylvia Plath!<div><b><i>Mad Girl's Love Song by Sylvia Plath!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/EZ8RHI8K6xc?si=rjb23RGufP_DW0Rt" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prompt for last night's poetry session in An Tobar was Sylvia Plath and this is the one I went for. Said to be inspired by a Mike (Myron) Lots who stood her up on a date, it carries a different emotive charge than some of her later work. Published in the Smith Review where she attended college in Massachusetts in 1951 and later published in the Mademoiselle, a New York magazine in 1953, it was not included in any of her subsequent collections but was published as an afterword in The Bell Jar. I read somewhere that it was one of her favourite poems. Written in a villanelle form it is a beautiful poem.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now I'm subject to correction on all of the above because previously the only poem I'd be familiar with was 'Daddy'. This was loaded by <b>'Illneas' </b>and with thanks so a visit to youtube for the notes and comments and other info is a must.</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-16121249752537354762024-02-20T03:38:00.000-08:002024-02-20T03:38:06.251-08:00An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/ February Meeting!<p> <b><i>An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/ February Meeting.</i></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Folks,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">February is racing to its conclusion but before it
does we have our Poetry for Pleasure on Tuesday 27th at 7.30pm in An Tobar,
Ardbraccan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">The suggested guiding theme is <b>Sylvia</b> <b>Plath</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Patricia has kindly given us a snippet to
whet our appetite to explore the poetry of this significant poet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in
Massachusetts who is now and has been for decades regarded as a major poet
whose work challenges us artistically and psychologically. Her fame and
recognition came after her tragic death in 1963 when her husband Ted Hughes
discovered the Ariel poems. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Philip Larkin said of her poems "They exist in
a high pitched ecstasy, like nothing else in Literature".</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">She said herself, "when my sleeping pill wears
off I am up at about five, in my study, writing like mad, the blood jet is
poetry, there is no stopping it" </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Her brilliance won her a Fullbright Scholarship
which took her to Cambridge and it was in England that she married Ted Hughes.
Seamus Heaney, Robert Lowell, John Osborne and Philip Larkin and many more
literary figures paid homage to Plath and recognize the moral and psychological
depths in her work.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Can I again underline that any poem</span><u style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> you
wish to share</u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> with the group is most welcome.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Carol and others will update us on their research
on a possible visit to the Francis Ledwidge Cottage Museum </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Looking forward to our poetry session next Tuesday
evening </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Jim.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Tel: 087 967 6728. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-31012200398728977812024-02-16T12:39:00.000-08:002024-02-16T12:39:04.151-08:00"Kavanagh in Umbria", read by poet Macdara Woods.<div><b><i>"Kavanagh in Umbria" read by poet Macdara Woods.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/9A0RsU7zQqA?si=KDNVNto9ZuMC-AZ3" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A poet with some very strong local connections, Macdara Woods spent part of his childhood on his grandmother's farm in Co. Meath. Here he discusses his relationship with both Kavanagh and Umbria. He was a member of Aosdána and married to the poet Eiléan Ni Chuilleanáin. A visit to Youtube and other sources with regard to his contributions and background is a must. The above video was loaded by the UCD Library Special Collections and with thanks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-88953266609615868682024-02-10T03:10:00.000-08:002024-02-10T12:33:51.324-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Change of Venue!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Change of Venue!</i></b></p><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi All,</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The next meeting of the Meath Writers' Circle will take place in <b>Trim Library</b> on Thursday the 7<sup>th</sup> of March at 6.30 pm to 7pm and <u>we would especially welcome new members</u> to the group. It is important to bring new energy and direction if we are to continue over the coming years so if you know anyone who would be interested in joining please bring them along. We have been in existence now for over thirty years and it would be nice to keep it going for another few. </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The facilities at Trim library are excellent and there is no charge for the meeting room. Also tea and coffee are available for those who require refreshment. (Also free!) A tour of the new theatre may be possible as well. Please let your friends know of the meeting date.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally a special note of thanks to Amanda Quigley of Trim Library for her assistance in the above.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> All the best</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Frank Murphy</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">*<b> The time that is given above is just a 'drop in time'. The Library closes at 8.30 pm. So the finish time is about 8.15 pm. </b></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-21117126813461387952024-02-03T03:34:00.000-08:002024-02-03T03:39:21.005-08:00Mirror in February by Thomas Kinsella!<div><b><i>Mirror In February by Thomas Kinsella ~ Declan Walsh.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/T_eK_efupJ4?si=ddpm7FKyOGJ94ylc" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T_eK_efupJ4/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While surfing through the net and looking for something suitable for February or the beginning of the Celtic year I came across this video from '<b>Declan Walsh ~ My Poetry Readings' </b>and I hope he will forgive my borrowing of his presentation. If you journey over to his site on Youtube there is further information and comments, Please check out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Thomas Kinsella : Born - May 4 1928. </b><b> Died - December 22 2021</b></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-16627409177300619002024-01-27T03:18:00.000-08:002024-01-28T12:19:52.224-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ February Meeting 2024!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ February Meeting 2024!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The next meeting of our group takes place on this Thursday night coming, the first of February at 7 pm in Navan Library and hope to see you there. The group has been going now for over thirty years and it would be nice to keep it going for a few more. Bring yourself, bring a friend, a piece of poetry or prose, yours or something by a favourite writer. All contributions are welcome. Take care and although it's late, enjoy the new year.</p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-72405264044849936942024-01-26T03:30:00.000-08:002024-01-26T03:30:02.141-08:00Tribute to Melanie Safka: A Voice That Touched Hearts | Now Spinning Mag...<div><b><i>Goodbye Ruby Tuesday!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/xQKlZP2TLL8?si=K0-OpQgTpYoMJjyW" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Phil Aston's tribute says it all and a visit to Youtube to read the comments is a must." Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Melanie Safka: February 3rd 1947 ~ January 23 rd 2024. </b></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-17613595479956164812024-01-19T12:28:00.000-08:002024-01-23T12:48:32.139-08:00An Tobar ~ Ardbraccan/ Poetry for Pleasure !<p><b><i>An Tobar ~ Ardbraccan/ Poetry for Pleasure, January 2024</i></b></p><p> <span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Greetings and happy New Year</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our first poetry session of 2024 will be on <strong>Tuesday 23 January at 7.30pm</strong> in An Tobar, Ardbraccan.</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The suggested themes are <strong>New Beginnings </strong>or <strong>Fresh Start</strong></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But as you may know any poem you wish to share is most welcome.</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please feel welcome to encourage any interested person to come along.</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can someone remind Tom Flanagan as I don't have an email address for him</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Looking forward to our session on Tuesday evening.</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hopefully Storm Isha will be well gone by then!</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Best wishes </span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Jim Owens</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">087 9676728</span></p><p>*<b> Postponed until next Tuesday due to Storm</b> <b>Jocelyn!</b></p><p><br aria-hidden="true" /></p><p><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;" /></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-43448259308724405012024-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:002024-01-12T12:25:01.185-08:00Hope is The Thing With Feathers - Emily Dickinson (Powerful Life Poetry)<div><b><i>Hope Is The Thing With Feathers ~ Emily Dickinson</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/-TbqRaBY9K0?si=R_FLiA1m5lWbBiGE" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Something for the year ahead though there seems to be very little to be hopeful about given the number of wars about. Emily Dickinson was perhaps America's greatest poet though I'm sure many would argue that and for a few others. Birds of prey seem to be much more the common variety these days or perhaps they always were. Edmund Burke once remarked that<b><i> 'The only thing necessary for the triumph</i></b> <b><i>of evil is that good men nothing</i></b>' and I'll leave you to work that one out for yourselves! Loaded by RedFrost Motivation and with thanks. To youtube for the comments.</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-29287906131385924292024-01-05T13:01:00.000-08:002024-01-05T13:01:00.522-08:00Word Skin ~ Review!<p> <b><i>Word Skin ~ Review!</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrty_5vNa1MzmWYTlVG_dltavqiPelFtkVKnsgpqpFBqXvE4DCWj6Pbm9g9tSi9PRkGnn6infhtPE2fQpqefhxczsYsAE6oNKLDehppMmNMoJiYTEycbrVsVt7G9N8J2qYrJdUD8ZmOYb0qY7f4GMWYmsN5TRF-Z79ElBKQNNm2gOl5UkCTj8eoULs2Q4/s2700/Wordskin%20Orla%20Fay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrty_5vNa1MzmWYTlVG_dltavqiPelFtkVKnsgpqpFBqXvE4DCWj6Pbm9g9tSi9PRkGnn6infhtPE2fQpqefhxczsYsAE6oNKLDehppMmNMoJiYTEycbrVsVt7G9N8J2qYrJdUD8ZmOYb0qY7f4GMWYmsN5TRF-Z79ElBKQNNm2gOl5UkCTj8eoULs2Q4/s320/Wordskin%20Orla%20Fay.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Salmon Poetry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Word Skin is a series of observations or reflections that dip in and out of what is both the personal and classical myth. A sometimes dreamlike journey whose striking feature is the exquisite language used to describe the experience. Her descriptive writing is excellent at best and will have you reaching for other reference to tease out the layers that are beneath. A once through for anything of review does not do it justice and everyone will have their own favourite or favourites but the poem I came back to was 'The Natural Order' and there is a great kindness here though the Welsh poet might argue that a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Orla's first collection of poems though she's had a number of chapbooks published and was the editor of 'Boyne Berries' magazine and now edits her own online magazine 'Drawn to the Light Press'. Hard copies are available as well. She is widely published and is the winner of many awards. Retails at €12 and was launched by Michael Farry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.salmonpoetry.com" target="_blank">http://www.salmonpoetry.com</a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-60309793139928178362024-01-01T03:20:00.000-08:002024-01-28T03:52:38.413-08:00Cathalbui Poetry Competition 2024!<p> <span style="font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">Cathalbui Poetry competition 2024</span></p><header style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 25px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></header><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">Cathalbui Poetry competition 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;"> 1 Maximum 20 lines </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">2 Please paste your unpublished poem into the email </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">3 Send to: belcoopoet@gmail.com</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">4 Closing date: 17 March 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">Results announced at Macnean Hedge School 6 July 2024</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">Patrick Harte poetry prize and plaque; 1st £100: 2nd £60 3rd £40</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: skolar, georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; max-width: 785px;">* <b><i>From the Poetry Ireland website</i></b></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-67269915856893575132023-12-30T04:01:00.000-08:002023-12-30T06:08:09.192-08:00Mary Black & band - Eric Bogle, John Munro/ All the Fine Young Men<div><b><i>All the Fine Young Men!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/rgjnerS0_ns?si=dwfsgzezF3YYzVdU" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rgjnerS0_ns/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Something to end the year on and I'll leave you to judge for yourself the right of it and what is a just war anyway? Depending on your situation I suppose and I don't know. Only came across this recently and looking at all the wars going on at the moment and the awful hypocrisy from both sides, in whatever conflict, give a listen to the above, Loaded by Vrije Geluiden and with thanks. Go to youtube for the comments and more information. </div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-76379138904626131552023-12-24T11:53:00.000-08:002023-12-24T11:53:28.090-08:00JOE DOLAN - O Holy Night /version 1/<div><b><i>Joe Dolan ~ O Holy Night!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/gX1TapN0U-U?si=Cu5GDFo7_a4HrQ3F" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Joe was one of the greats of the Showband era and later as well. I remember the night in Beechmount in Navan after his appearance on Top of the Pops on the BBC when the women stormed the stage and Joe just kept singing. Twenty minutes to cross the floor and it don't get wild like that anymore. Tame now. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Joe Dolan: Born October 16th 1939 - Died December 26th 2007. </b>To youtube for the comments. Loaded by Anna Oppermann and with thanks.</div><div><br /></div></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-4682557792840249762023-12-23T12:02:00.000-08:002023-12-23T13:11:19.062-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Calendar 2024!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ 2024 Calendar!</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc30VhksQiIFnJCl__N6NOVXMk2z_hwi-7rnMM_OJ8rAAimfU62Cl8y1Ja-ld_9o3IpmkRaSzTn0R1XeEpLxlkZLgnbPcD_clFs2IwFzP1PHp5zjTOG-ScE3tvWvuZ7hKqvPlGwEDiX7ThIE4O-NvQ5ruiNSK8tqkmSgk4JOJpDpCV7EFYkalPjo76xmo/s3496/2024%20Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="3496" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc30VhksQiIFnJCl__N6NOVXMk2z_hwi-7rnMM_OJ8rAAimfU62Cl8y1Ja-ld_9o3IpmkRaSzTn0R1XeEpLxlkZLgnbPcD_clFs2IwFzP1PHp5zjTOG-ScE3tvWvuZ7hKqvPlGwEDiX7ThIE4O-NvQ5ruiNSK8tqkmSgk4JOJpDpCV7EFYkalPjo76xmo/s320/2024%20Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of the 165 published, all are now gone and if you received a copy or were included in the calendar we hope you enjoy the read. As it says on the back cover we would like to thank everyone who supported us throughout the years and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year for 2024.</div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-75455256348551080152023-12-21T03:47:00.000-08:002023-12-21T03:47:02.191-08:00Glen Hansard, Lisa O’Neill and Friends sing Fairytale of New York for Sh...<div><b><i>A Tribute to Shane MacGowan at his funeral in Nenagh!</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/K7dfnB3KQyc?si=2VlJiIX0r8sT1txD" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Well; what do you say? Shane MacGowan : Born Christmas Day 1957 and died November 30th 2023. Go to youtube for the thousands of comments. The above was loaded by <b>Irish Folk and Trad Music. </b>So with thanks. </div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-69047347493732770802023-12-16T13:12:00.000-08:002023-12-16T13:15:33.418-08:00The Rose of Bohermeen!<div><b><i> Teresa ~The Rose of Bohermeen!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/cHyz4HP_r0k?si=6CGfWdLvTk1r4jVt" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brought to my attention by Sean Reilly of The Meath Writers' Circle this is a Christmas story about a girl who sang in a midnight choir a long time ago. Penned by Richie Ball, it recalls an aunt of his who sang with her younger brother, his dad. She died at only seventeen and is remembered here in a song recorded by Davie Furey. Richie was a former English teacher at St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan and Davie a student of his.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Visit Davie's website to get more of the back story and to listen to his other recordings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://daviefurey.com" target="_blank">https://daviefurey.com</a><br /></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-10459696780783816842023-12-11T04:12:00.000-08:002023-12-11T04:12:03.634-08:00William G. Hodgins R.I.P.<p><b><i>William G. Hodgins R.I.P.</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9njE3OdVH5Q9xJkyUPCx8HN1bcJ3td3K-pqRLmdPSWT5lzHINa2e29H0dzAr0daA1p_tIhw9jN6JZnQgzJ5J2IQ8lIgfaRUS1OO5SRnveP_Vluq8GtkE4fnDgPnUKDwj5SDUVLv_MtSfAHKICK-7iCmNdDzbVB1TDN9CXCy48NSIvI3VgMoQO00qV_M/s3280/Willie%20G%20Hodgins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9njE3OdVH5Q9xJkyUPCx8HN1bcJ3td3K-pqRLmdPSWT5lzHINa2e29H0dzAr0daA1p_tIhw9jN6JZnQgzJ5J2IQ8lIgfaRUS1OO5SRnveP_Vluq8GtkE4fnDgPnUKDwj5SDUVLv_MtSfAHKICK-7iCmNdDzbVB1TDN9CXCy48NSIvI3VgMoQO00qV_M/s320/Willie%20G%20Hodgins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">William G. Hodgins was chairman of The Meath Writers' Circle for eleven years and was a valued member for many years before that. His passing marks the end of an era. During that time we published something each year and whether it was our very successful magazine or a number of other books, Willie always ensured that all and everyone who wanted a poem or story included was accommodated. He also sourced some other great material including the best Second World War poem I've come across. Others he included were from as far away as Spain or the United States. He was a brilliant storyteller and not to forget that where one magazine could be sold he'd sell two or three. He had many other interests including Scurlogstown, the High Nellie cycle event, tractor runs and was also I believe, the first chairman of his local historical society. We were perhaps one of the best funded writing groups in the country and much of that was due to his 'Question Times' which raised considerable sums indeed. He will be missed and sincere condolences to Betty and all of the family. </div><br /> <p></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-45600972263987963332023-12-10T03:49:00.000-08:002023-12-10T03:49:45.643-08:00The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Calendar Lunch 2024!<p> <b><i>The Meath Writers' Circle ~ Calendar Launch 2024!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just a word of thanks for everyone who turned out for what was the very successful launch of our 2024 calendar in Crocketts Bar of Bective. Also to thank the staff who accommodated us at short notice. It was an event tinged with sadness due to the passing away of our long time chairman Willie G. Hodgins who held the position since 2012. May he rest in peace. </p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-75528699136303294292023-12-07T12:48:00.000-08:002023-12-07T12:48:35.140-08:00Cois Tine ~ An Tobar/Ardbraccan.<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Cois Tine - An Tobar/Ardbraccan. </i></b></span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A time of story, poetry and maybe song in An Tobar, Ardbraccan at 4 pm on Sunday 10th Dec.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> All most welcome!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Best wishes </span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Jim</span> Owens<br />Kiltale.</p><p>Tel: 087 967 6728</p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154526891128941514.post-79084144213056571412023-12-05T13:29:00.000-08:002023-12-05T13:33:39.990-08:00Orla Fay ~ Book Launch.<p> <b><i>Orla Fay ~ Book Launch ~ Antonia's Bookshop Trim. </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Launching Orla's Book In Antonia's Bookship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaEexxXawsN7xp2FMnsRun4Jm2C_BA1cfYxGr8XjI5cRGenHK31DPL8KfaiiFBsxj6ffm8yoHxTaM8YNkZr9Nq11_K_dUjBL64OBlXp3lF0NYySHXK3_mmfb1X1lnNqHkm6uMTLcwT_KY7aMlQXsohX0viowIGNuJkxnfWQw84Vcszbd-FGf3KIgSdMc/s2700/Wordskin%20Orla%20Fay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaEexxXawsN7xp2FMnsRun4Jm2C_BA1cfYxGr8XjI5cRGenHK31DPL8KfaiiFBsxj6ffm8yoHxTaM8YNkZr9Nq11_K_dUjBL64OBlXp3lF0NYySHXK3_mmfb1X1lnNqHkm6uMTLcwT_KY7aMlQXsohX0viowIGNuJkxnfWQw84Vcszbd-FGf3KIgSdMc/s320/Wordskin%20Orla%20Fay.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Published by Salmon Poetry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday saw the launch of Orla's first collection of poetry which is something for your bookshelves and a book that would make an ideal Christmas gift given the quality of her writing. Will settle in over the holidays and read it one poem at a time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421802466426089808noreply@blogger.com0