Tag: Fióna Bolger
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‘All The Worlds Between’; a collaborative poetry project between India and Ireland
All the Worlds Between is a collaborative poetry project bringing together poets from India, Ireland and in between. Their writing partnerships resulted in four strands—poems as conversations, poems at angles to one another, poems which speak out of turn to other poems in the group and, not surprisingly, stories of friendship. The poets looked at…
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A Celebration of Irish Women Poets on Bloomsday 2016
The Middle of April by Fiona Bolger After Robert Hass i whan that Aprille with his shoures soote the droghte of March hath perced to the roote my grandfather quotes Chaucer from the vinyl ii he knows more now we will too soon iii in the spring pelmet of green…
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“The Middle of April” by Fióna Bolger
The Middle of April After Robert Hass i whan that Aprille with his shoures soote the droghte of March hath perced to the roote my grandfather quotes Chaucer from the vinyl ii he knows more now we will too soon iii in the spring pelmet of green in the summer…
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A Celebration of Irish Women Poets on Bloomsday 2014
Eleanor Hooker The Fall Oh she bared her soul alright; it fell from a star cloud Reigned by Canis Major. They knew it was authentic, It whimpered like an unknown set loose inside a crowd Of urban predators: fierce curs and savage sceptics That roamed in packs. A few select gave shelter in The…
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“The Geometry of Love Between the Elements” by Fióna Bolger
Caught in the Cross Hairs I bury my face in the thickness of your hair the darkness, the softness, the smell raw brain sweat, your innermost thoughts desire become scent beneath the softness the hard skull skin a barrier you need and I want to penetrate to enter see the wiring observe…
Chris Murray 