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Poetry by Irish poet Michael O'Dea. (poems © Michael O’Dea, Dedalus Press, Amastra-n-Galar, Lapwing Publications)

Saturday, April 28, 2012

New Poem-Nature is Music

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Following on from the last post,  this is one of the new poems.I'm using it as an introduction to the piper's music, the music of na...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Following a Different Piper

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It’s been a busy and productive three weeks. After researching mythology associated with Irish neolithic sites, particularly Brewel Hill and...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Life Journey

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This nightmare sequence is a life journey. My life hasn't been nightmarish, thankfully, but yet, this sequence is appropriate. I suppose...
Saturday, April 14, 2012

“The world is your oyster”.

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Shortly the years will turn homeward, their promises still tight in their fists. Endless corridors leading nowhere, crammed with people all ...
Monday, April 9, 2012

Damp and Drizzle.

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Damp wet, wet, wet. Grim drizzle Leaning against the wall All day. If I could hum the mood Into your ear You'd know what I mean; You...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Apparitions

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Good Friday and Christmas Night; my religious belief was so strong that I expected something to happen. I expected the word to become, if no...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Revisiting Lough Ree

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Morning comes colourless; trees stoop to the lake like pilgrims witnessing images that are riddles in the water. A sudden shriek: “Over here...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Dayroom

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A scene from 40 yars ago. Dayroom Here the old men sat, hunched against the wall, replaying the footage of their lives in the half-light of ...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Something Beautiful - 3epkano

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3epkano are a Dublin-based collective who compose sountracks “to silent, avant-garde, and temporary cinema”; they perform their scores live,...

Elemental

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Owl eye Night bead; Flash from a branch Plunge like fire; Spring death Live spark.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Rathmines Writers Workshop Reading

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3.00pm this Saturday 24th Mar, as part of Rathmines Community Clubs and Soc's Day, writers from the Rathmines Writers Workshop will read...
Monday, March 19, 2012

What is poetry

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Reading through various answers to this question, and recognizing there are no forms that define poetry, I have opted for a basic statement:...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

18 Everyday English Words That Come from Irish

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[For St Patrick's Day,a list with a few surprises. http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2012/18-everyday-english-words-that-come...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Rathmines Community Clubs n Soc's Day

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A new departure in this part of town and maybe the first of many: Rathmines Community Clubs n Soc's Day, Saturday, 24th March from 12:00...

Swan Fashion Show in aid of Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services

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A cause worth supporting. The Swan Fashion Show in aid of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services will take place at 8.45pm on Tuesday 27th Mar...
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