The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
This morning I am moved by Wilfred Owen’s ‘disloyal’ exposure of the deceitfulness of the State that calls on its young people…
Category: Poetry
The Sacredness of Trees
Most days I walk my dogs through the forest and gardens of Castle Park in Bangor. It’s a real treasure.…
“Sarah’s Choice” by Eleanor Wilner – a poem for our stalled political process
“Sarah’s Choice” is a long poem written by Eleanor Wilner. I link to it below for our politicians contemplating a…
Extravagant Sky Entered
Countless words have been written about the sad, premature death of Seamus Heaney last Friday. Not many of them will…
Missing God – Dennis O’Driscoll
During his recent visit to the Mission, Dr David Smith used the following poem during one of his workshops, and…
Gethsemane and the Dilemma of Prayer 6
Finally a poem. By Mary Oliver Gethsemane The grass never sleeps.Or the…
Returning with a Poem
My dear friend PT sent me this poem a few weeks ago and it moved me deeply. I thought I…
The Anthologist – Nicholson Baker
Last year I read two books by favourite writers, both of which disappointed a little. The biggest let-down was Exiles,…
Who Stole the Soul
Friend emailed me from the USA telling me of a friend, Juan Armando Rojas, a fellow academic who is also…
A Poem For All You Twitterers
Just a week after the week it seemed the whole country went twitter crazy, this poem came in from Writer’s…