Thursday, October 21, 2010

Length of Eternity

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Studying Geology in U.C.G. eons ago (geologic time),I came across this wonderful evocation of eternity: High up in the north, in the land ca...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Poems to do with Lovers, Loving and Loving no More

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People change, time moves them along,their loves change like trees, like fires, like buildings.Most keep the narratives in their heads or po...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Netherlands American Cemetery

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I was going to write about the Margraten Cemetery after my visit two weeks ago. War is an abomination; but the sight of all those headstones...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

From The Netherlands

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In the Netherlands for a few weeks. It's been warm, unusually warm, mid to late thirties. That's not a complaint. I've enjoyed i...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

Armani Stops at our House

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I was sitting opposite this guy one Friday evening. We were both waiting in the lobby of one of the bigger multi-national companies in Dubli...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Cezanne's mountain

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I would love to write a series of poems to accompany Cezanne's many paintings of Mont Sainte Victoire near Aix de Provence. I love the p...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

In Sickness There Was Only You

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Frequently the years knock rough edges off a character. In this instance, an acquaintance was on her deathbed before I got to see the lovabl...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

The Truth

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As much and all as we admire the truth, sometimes we must keep it tethered and locked away. Sometimes it’s just too fearsome a beast.When Ho...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Wassa Wassa in Rathmines

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Wassa Wassa – 3.00 pm Rathmines Sq (Previously swimming pool car park). A huge success at last year's festival; Wassa Wassa, a West Afri...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A New Rathmines Festival

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Festival Under The Clock is a one day festival happening on 20th March. One of the events on the day is MuteFish, a band that mixes trad Iri...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Programme of Events (Festival Under The Clock)

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TOWN HALL RATHMINES (Please note there is limited capacity in the Town Hall. Admission on a first come basis. All events are FREE.) Saturday...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Festival Under the Clock 2010, Rathmines

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http://festivalundertheclock.webs.com/ Festival Under The Clock happens on 20th March 2010 in Rathmines Town Hall and on Rathmines Road. A t...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Empty Countryside

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This poem from Sunfire is based on rural Ireland of the eighties,when the country was dotted with houses beginning to decay as they became p...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Separation

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This poem from "Turn Your Head" is one of those I am happiest with. It says what I wanted it to in a striking way. The separation ...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Amended Google Book Settlement agreement

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I am very grateful to Gill Spraggs for clarifying the issues around the Google Book Settlement agreement, she helped me greatly in my decisi...
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