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Ireland’s reputation abroad68

Ireland’s reputation abroad

We’ve listened to a lot of rhetoric from Irish politicians over the past four years about Ireland restoring its reputation abroad. I imagine at this stage that when it comes to fund managers and investment bankers, we’re delightfully considerate, lovely people to do business with and without doubt true to the perception of being pig ignorant bog men.

1 comment    suffering british bankers
A Question of Identity57

A Question of Identity

My wife's friends told her, since I seldom leave the house to carouse, and that I only wish to gather with my parents for occasional dinner conversation over the company of many friends, therefore, I must be hiding my identity, who am I? ...

7 comments    wb yeats marianne moore
The Tradition of Celtic Jewelry75

The Tradition of Celtic Jewelry

A brief history of Celtic art and jewelry, from pre-Christian times to the modern era. The high points of the Christianization of the British Isles are included, along with the influences of Anglo-Saxon and other cultures. The Irish Revival of the 19th and 20th centuries is also addressed, including the influence of the Yeats family and the creations of the Ritchies of Iona, as well as more contemporary work.

0 comments    ireland scotland irish
WCW: Imagist Poetry72

WCW: Imagist Poetry

Three relatively short, William Carlos Williams inspired, untitled imagist poems.

55 comments    robert frost yeats ezra pound
Ezra Pound – The Poet’s Poet68

Ezra Pound – The Poet’s Poet

American poet and influential critic Ezra Pound was a major figure of the Modernist movement during the first half of the twentieth-century. During this time, he worked as a foreign editor for various American literary magazines there in London,...

2 comments    robert frost ernest hemingway
Enya: Once All Dreams Were Worth Keeping76

Enya: Once All Dreams Were Worth Keeping

Enya, the Irish superstar, is loved worldwide for her mesmerizing vocals and music and for evocative lyrics by Northern Ireland's Roma Ryan. My own personal thoughts resonate with Enya's music. Videos of 7 of Enya's songs are included, with five from her album "A Day Without Rain."

33 comments    enya william butler yeats
William Butler Yeats Objectives - A review of Byzantium75

William Butler Yeats Objectives - A review of Byzantium

This is an article reviewing "Byzantium", a piece by renowned poet, William Butler Yeats. It contains critical analysis of the poem and the writer's motives and influences.

0 comments    poetry ireland byzantium
Best British Comedies - The Royle Family80

Best British Comedies - The Royle Family

The BBC TV sitcom series The Royle Family was a huge success and still retains millions of fan today thanks to the wonderful characters, familiar setting and amazing scripts provided by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash. We hope The Royle Family will return to British TV screens soon.

4 comments    family funny television
The Best Fairy Tales You Never Read65

The Best Fairy Tales You Never Read

Fairy tales are power. Rich, fun power, extending far beyond Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. If you stop there, you'll miss out on vast treasures from now-forgotten sources. Like going home from the zoo after seeing only the first...

0 comments    books fairy fairies
Christmas Poem To My Fellow Hubbers65

Christmas Poem To My Fellow Hubbers

To all my fellow scribes, may you all have a very loving and peaceful Holiday Season and may you all forever keep within you, your hopes and memories of your beautiful art and our wonderful times together here in our village of creativity.

27 comments    love poetry arts
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