Edward Clarke Christmas Poem

Unforgettable Year: December 2020

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The restrictions in 2020 presented more challenges for some careers than others. For musicians in Ireland it was an unprecedented year when most were unable to perform live. We sought an Optimistic Note, a Pessimistic Note, a Practical Note and an Existential Note from musicians and others in the music industry. In a long read, … Read more

Poetry – Edward Clarke

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Assembly One morning during the first week of Advent, _                                   When I was possessed, After a birthday’s dark exhilarations, _          By a terrible kind of nervousness, We saw, on stage, the judgement of our son, Before his class, the Egyptian pantheon. I was chosen, he said, to be mummified today: _                                    My life was cut … Read more