Compiled and Edited by Sabina Clarke MacDara O’Conaola manager at MacDara Music is a native of the Aran Island of Inishere. In his 2006 album The Love Token he sings a hauntingly beautiful song composed by the blind poet Raftery.… Continue Reading
Compiled and Edited by Sabina Clarke I dabbled in poetry from the age of 15 when at 19 I came across a Federico Garcia Lorca poem ‘The Weeping’ translated by Kenneth Rexroth. It was unlike anything I had ever read.… Continue Reading
By Katharine Gilbert Lately, I’ve been waking in Paris And walking the Rue Cambon Waiting for my Father to arrive We’ll meet again in the early cold it is a trip we must make A long promised visit to Les… Continue Reading
By Maureen Benzing A farm boy in woolen pants Works in fields of rich, brown loam Stooping to set potatoes in rows The cuckoo in the gorse-bordered fields Sings its haunting song Oldest lad at home on the land Three… Continue Reading