Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Unbalancing the Boat

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I came across an old poem recently called “Do dreams have wheels?”. It’s a question one of my daughters asked when she was young; I used it...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Your stories

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Listening this morning to a BBC World Service documentary on the return of Chinua Achebe to his native Nigeria, I was struck by his appeal t...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Poet Laureate of the People's Republic of Cork

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Gerry Murphy’s poetry performed by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre in a production entitled “Poet Laureate of the People's Republic of Cork” was...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Poetry in Kahlo's Paintings

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The introspection in Frida Kahlo’s work, her story as related through her images, the strength of her metaphors literally hanging from her n...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Festival Under the Clock

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The Rathmines leg of Rathmines Festival has just added two real treats to its programme, the "Legend of Luke Kelly" at 8pm, Sat 25...
Monday, March 9, 2009

Poems about Love

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I’m surprised how many poems I have written that relate to relationships both in and out of love. I could do a reading presenting them in a ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Daffodils in Poetry

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I was thinking of writing a Daffodil poem. Something original, “To Daffodils” is gone but not “Two Daffodils”. There are a lot of daffodil...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hughie O’Donoghue in IMMA

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I’ve not been to IMMA as much as I used to, but the arrival of the Hughie O’Donoghue exhibition will be reason to set that right, particular...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

Ad Break

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I haven't had an ad break since starting this blog so here's two pints of Guinness settling to some great music
Monday, February 23, 2009

Dublin-born writers

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Sorry to hear of Christopher Nolan’s death. I well remember how impressed I was when I first came across Dam-burst of Dreams and later Under...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Cork Invasion of Rathmines

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Arts Management students of Rathmines College will present “Festival Under The Clock” a festival within Rathmines Festival on April 25th. An...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Rathmines Festival 2009

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This year’s Rathmine’s Festival is again a mix of filmarttheatrecomedysportjazz bluesfolkdancechatparkeventswalks and much more besides.It’s...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Francis Bacon Interview

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I’m a great fan of Francis Bacon’s work. His paintings have been a great source of inspiration for me. But this London Weekend South Bank Sh...
Thursday, February 5, 2009

Hidden Dublin Treasure

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Rathmines Town Hall,home of Rathmines College, is one of the most recognizable and familiar of Dublin landmarks. But it hides a secret. Even...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Writers Groups: Yes or No

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Well both actually. A regular group, at the very least, provides you with a deadline by which work must be completed. If the piece is well r...