This is so powerful. Nigerian Irish poet Felicia Olusanya (@FeliSpeaks) wrote this to mark the victims from covid. https://youtu.be/ChMfddNB0HQ Gives you shivers, doesn't it? I first encountered this via twitter when Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall read it, which is a very different, but still wonderful experience. https://twitter.com/IrelandEmbUSA/status/1356670848241909760?s=20
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POEM – At Bridget’s Well – Doireann Ní Ghríofa
My mum sent this onto me this morning and I think it's absolutely magical! https://youtu.be/kL1YHXwGThs To celebrate St. Brigid's Day 2021, the Department of Foreign Affairs and MoLI - Museum of Literature Ireland, have collaborated on ‘Three Poems for Brigid’, a series of three short online films. Each film showcases a poet and a spoken … Continue reading POEM – At Bridget’s Well – Doireann Ní Ghríofa
A Brigid Eve Tradition
Ok – I know that it’s a little late in the day, but I’ve got a little job for you. Grab a hanky or a scarf and your coat, because my mother just sent…A Brigid Eve Tradition There’s still time!!! But not much!
LBC Horsforth – Book Choice for February
As we don't have much time this month (due to the date change) - you'll be delighted to know that it's a novella! This Census-Taker - China Mieville In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly traumatic event. He tries and fails to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged … Continue reading LBC Horsforth – Book Choice for February
Digital Detox – Getting Started
I mentioned earlier this week that I was starting to get organised for my Digital Detox. It’s incredibly frustrating to want to break a bad habit and…Digital Detox – Getting Started New Years resolution... from 2018...but still! On it!
Provisional Score for LBC Horsforth
Great chat tonight - out prosit all score is ... 8
#Now(Panic)Reading – Celestial Bodies for LBC Horsforth
I’ve still got 40% to go! And it’s tomorrow! And it’s not even that long, it’s just a little more involved that my brain can cope with at the moment!
Everyone’s a (art) critic
Art has really been on my mind recently & I’m not sure where it’s leading. I wasn’t bad at art at school – a straight C student but I elected not to …Everyone’s a (art) critic
Admin Day
It’s been a deliciously productive day behind the scenes...but it’s not super interesting to anyone else. Going to read another chapter of Celestial Bodies for #LBCHorsforth then likely re-watch the Eurovision film for a relax, singalong and happy sob. https://youtu.be/7q6Co-nd0lM This is such a silly, happy homage to Eurovision and I really enjoyed it. In … Continue reading Admin Day
POEM – The Cure at Troy – Seamus Heaney
Recited at Joe Biden’s Inauguration by Lin-Manuel Miranda. https://youtu.be/oboEYDAc9DE Verses from The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney Human beings suffer They torture one another, They get hurt and get hard. No poem or play or song Can fully right a wrong Inflicted and endured. The innocent in gaols Beat on their bars together. A … Continue reading POEM – The Cure at Troy – Seamus Heaney
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