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Poetry Day 2016 | Revolution 1916: Irish Grand National Result, Easter Monday 1916

Michael Farry Apr 28, 2016 0

Today is Poetry Day 2016, when we recognise the contribution of the poetic arts to our history and culture. This year, in keeping with the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the theme is Revolution. To celebrate Headstuff are sharing…

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Revolution NOW [11]: The Uses of Poetry – Michael Farry

Michael Farry Mar 30, 2016 0

The Uses of Poetry Ammar, ten, is thankful for The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams whose two volumes (Carcanet, 2010) kept him warm all last night. They were precious indeed, so cold under the clear sky of the Kurdistan …