James Harpur

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: James Harpur

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Christmas Snow Never came that year, and yet It came in other ways, remembering the Light; As suds frothing in the Garavogue Around bridge arches, a scuttled trolley; It fell from lamps in Henry Street Illuminating tracer-lines of sleet And shoppers gripping rods of sleek umbrellas As if playing giant straining fish; It fell as … Read more