Delighted to have performed last night at the Frances Browne Literary Festival with Sheddas on the Page & to be placed 3rd in the poetry competition

The highlight of the night was the incredible Armagh Rhymers, keeping the ancient art of ‘Mumming’ alive

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Heaney’s re-framing of the biblical story is interesting alone, shifting focus to the people who brought the man to be healed

But this was written following a stoke he suffered in 2006 & could also be read as tribute to those who supported his own recovery

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One of my ‘nerdy’ hobbies is collecting coins. I have an almost complete set of Irish pre-euro coins

I remember having a ‘punt purse’ for going on holiday

In this poem Heaney laments the loss of Ireland’s coinage following the adoption of the Euro in 2002

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In this poem, where time shifts, Heaney examines the relationship between the teacher and student

And the schoolbag becomes a metaphor for poetry itself - and what an image 'unemptiable as the itinerant conjurer's hat'

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It’s that time of the year again

Blackberry picking this afternoon and jam making tomorrow. It’s starting to feel a lot like autumn

There really can be only one poem today

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