2018September

Twinned

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Storrington Place of storks and green- clad chalk. Are the Gypsies still perched on ‘The Warren’?   Camargue Flamingo heaven, white horses, black madonna. Heart’s grey forgiven. Camargue Red dust on the shoes of Gaditans carrying Sara-la-Kali. Storrington At the age of eight: the camp fire by their wagon shed heavenly light. Jamie McKendrick was … Read more

Nonetheless

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A cormorant dives to feed, then perches, its wings spread to dry. There are fish, there is a break in the clouds. A freighter embarks, laden with necessary goods, including toys,  much as a researcher presents his findings. This world is henceforth one in which these things have taken place, and the gates that would … Read more

Ancient Irish Sagas

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The following is a short retelling and interpretation of a number of Irish sagas, including two, ‘The Second Battle of Moytura’ and ‘The Wooing of Étaín’, from the golden age of Gaelic literature in the early middle ages. I – The Second Battle of Moytura Cath Maige Tuired  (‘The Second Battle of Moytura’) c. 875 … Read more

Artist of the Month – Moira Tierney

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[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”20″ gal_title=”Featured Artist of the Month: Moira Tierney”]   The beach is one of the few places you’re going to see New Yorkers immobile, supine, sleeping in the sun … everyone piles onto the F train to Coney Island, or the Q to Brighton Beach, or the A to the Rockaways, with the coolers … Read more

An Irish Poet Attains Greatness

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I am sticking my neck out to declare: Micheal O’Siadhail’s book-length poem, The Five Quintets, is the most important work of English-language literature that has been published so far this century. O’Siadhail’s towering achievement melds reflections on the arts, economics, politics, philosophy and, fascinatingly, science into lyrical verse that transfixes the reader. He urges we enter … Read more