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The Choir Invisible By George Eliot

Oh, may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence; live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with … Continue reading →

My Favourite Female Poet – Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin born 28 November 1942) is an Irish poet and academic born in Cork.Ní Chuilleanáin is a founder of the literary magazine Cyphers.  She is married with one son. Her first collection won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award … Continue reading →

My Favourite Male Poet – Paul Durcan

Paul Durcan: Poetry collections with Brian Lynch, Endsville (Dublin: New Writers Press 1967); O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor (Dublin: Anna Livia Books [Dublin Magazine Press] 1975), and Do. [rep. edn.] (London: Harvill 1995), 86pp. [citing 1967 as … Continue reading →

Twenty Irish novels to read before you die

Title: Twenty Irish novels to read before you die Author: Cathy Hayes, Irish Central Full Text & Source: http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/twe... The Internet, Online, 6/11/2015 Sample Text: Ireland, considering its size, has produced a disproportionately large amount of world renowned writers. From … Continue reading →

Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language

Title: Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language Author: Sam Gendrean, Lingholic Full Text & Source:http://www.lingholic.com/ten-amazing-... The Internet, Online, 6/11/2015 Sample Text: 10. Impress people around you Whether at a fancy restaurant with your date ordering dishes … Continue reading →

Best iPad apps for writers: Editorial, Dropbox, Mindly, and more!

Title: Best iPad apps for writers: Editorial, Dropbox, Mindly, and more! Author: Allyson Kazmucha, Full Text & Source: http://www.imore.com/best-ipad-apps-w... The Internet, Online, 5/11/2015 Sample Text: Looking for the best iPad apps for writing your next big blog posts, essays, or … Continue reading →

10 great books by Irish women

Title: 10 great books by Irish women Author: The Irish Times Newspaper Full Text & Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/boo... The Internet, Online, 5/11/2015 Sample Text: In the final part of our series on influential books by women writers, we focus on Irish … Continue reading →

Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae By Ernest Christopher Dowson

Last night, ah, yesternight, betwixt her lips and mine There fell thy shadow, Cynara! thy breath was shed Upon my soul between the kisses and the wine; And I was desolate and sick of an old passion, Yea, I was … Continue reading →

Come slowly – Eden! By Emily Dickinson

Come slowly – Eden! Lips unused to Thee – Bashful – sip thy Jessamines – As the fainting Bee – 2 Reaching late his flower, Round her chamber hums – Counts his nectars – Enters – and is lost in … Continue reading →

Christmas at Sea By Robert Louis Stevenson

The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a slide, where a seaman scarce could stand; The wind was a nor’-wester, blowing squally off the sea; And cliffs and spouting breakers were the … Continue reading →