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Brooke Bert

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Beckett Quote of the day:

"Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards"
Samuel Beckett

My yearly visit to Cimetière Montparnasse to have a chat.
#Beckett #SamuelBeckett #literature #irishliterature

Gray granite tomb of Samuel Beckett and his wife Suzanne Beckett

A brunette woman in a beige raincoat and black scarf with skulls on it, in front of the grave of Samuel Beckett with trees and graves behind her.

October 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water," written by W.B. Yeats in 1902.

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The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water
W.B. Yeats

I heard the old, old men say,
“Everything alters,
And one by one we drop away.”
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn-trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old men say,
“All that’s beautiful drifts away
Like the waters.”

September 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM Everybody can reply

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Deirdre Flynn

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📣 📣 The CFP for IASIL 2026 is now LIVE! 📣 📣

Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026
Translating Ireland

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, November 28, 2025.

#IrishStudies #Translation #IrishLiterature

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CONFERENCE 2026: Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026 – International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures

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September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"The Magi", written by W.B. Yeats and first published in May 1914.

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The Magi

Now as at all times I can see in the mind's eye,
In their stiff, painted clothes, the pale unsatisfied ones
Appear and disappear in the blue depths of the sky
With all their ancient faces like rain-beaten stones,
And all their helms of silver hovering side by side,
And all their eyes still fixed, hoping to find once more,
Being by Calvary's turbulence unsatisfied,
The uncontrollable mystery on the bestial floor.

William Butler Yeats

January 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"The Fish", by W.B. Yeats. This text originally appeared in "The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems", his first published collection of poems.

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THE FISH

Although you hide in the ebb and flow
Of the pale tide when the moon has set,
The people of coming days will know
About the casting out of my net,
And how you have leaped times out of mind
Over the little silver cords,
And think that you were hard and unkind,
And blame you with many bitter words.

William Butler Yeats

November 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM Everybody can reply

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Words That Burn Podcast

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What happens when a language is declared a sin? When the hand itself is seen as an 'enemy'?
This is the haunting reality at the core of Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s poem, "The Language Ban"

#TheLanguageBan #IrishPoetry #irishfolklore #IrishSignLanguage #PoetryAnalysis #IrishHistory #IrishLiterature

June 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM Everybody can reply

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History

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"Otherworld" collects 9 tales from #MedievalIreland - composed over 1000 years ago in monastic libraries of #Ireland, inspiration for later 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇷 #fairytales, are retold by historian & novelist Lisa M. Bitel

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#IrishStudies #IrishLiterature #MedievalLiterature #folklore

Holding the book "Otherworld - Nine Tales of Wonder and Romance from Medieval Ireland" by Lisa M. Bitel in front of a tree

May 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM Everybody can reply

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector

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📚 Author of the Day: Edna O’Brien ✍️

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#EdnaOBrien #TheCountryGirls #IrishLiterature #WomenWriters #LiteraryClassics

December 15, 2024 at 1:03 PM Everybody can reply

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Page & Postage | Bibliophile & Stamp Collector

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📚 Celebrating Ireland’s Literary Milestones: Stamps and Stories 📖

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#IrishLiterature #MarshsLibrary #BookHistory #Philately

February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM Everybody can reply

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Words That Burn Podcast

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The latest episode, an interview with Irish poet Maurice Riordan, is up now

In the interview, spoke about many of the forces that shaped his work; from stopping time to the eerie quality of Irish folklore.

He was a fabulous guest.

#irishpoetry #poertryinterview #poetryquotes #irishliterature

March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM Everybody can reply

Secret Life of Books Podcast

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Pour yourself some brandy and soda, whip up a hock and seltzer (if you know what it is), and get ready to join Sophie and Jonty as they dive into Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺.

New episode out tomorrow!

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#oscarwilde #irishliterature

Anyone know what a hock and seltzer is?

Tune in tomorrow for more!

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June 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM Everybody can reply

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Natalie Jorges-Castellanos

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Any other lovers of Irish literature? I'd love some more suggestions! #irishliterature

March 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Ronald Carson

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1st - Francis Browne Poetry Competition 2025

Allow me a small celebratory flourish. Absolutely delighted.

#IrishPoetry #PoetryCompetition #IrishLiterature #PoetsOfBluesky #FrancisBrowne

October 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM Everybody can reply

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5 Minute Book Report

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Dive into our Foster by Claire Keegan summary: explore family, love, loss, and rural Irish life in this poignant tale of a young girl's summer with the Kinsellas. #Foster #ClaireKeegan #BookSummary #IrishLiterature #ShortStory #BookSky youtu.be/SEeasH-AjQo

The Most Beautiful Rural Ireland Tale You Need to Watch

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August 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"The Valley Of The Black Pig," written by W.B. Yeats and first published in "The Wind Among the Reeds" in 1899.

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The Valley Of The Black Pig
William Butler Yeats

The dews drop slowly and dreams gather: unknown spears
Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes,
And then the clash of fallen horsemen and the cries
Of unknown perishing armies beat about my ears.
We who still labour by the cromlech on the shore,
The grey cairn on the hill, when day sinks drowned in dew,
Being weary of the world's empires, bow down to you.
Master of the still stars and of the flaming door.

May 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM Everybody can reply

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Octocon

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Guest Announcement: Jack Fennell is a writer, editor, translator and researcher whose academic publications include pieces on #sciencefiction, #utopian and #dystopian literature, #monsters, #IrishLiterature, and the legal philosophy of #comicbooks.

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#Octocon #comics

September 3, 2024 at 6:58 PM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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Take a deep dive into the W.B. Yeats poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" with Dr. Rob Doggett and Dr. Joseph Valente in this episode of Yeats Conversations!

Looking for more? Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel today!

#Yeats #Poetry #IrishLiterature
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Yeats's "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" (with Joseph Valente) SD 480p

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February 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM Everybody can reply

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Poetry in Ink

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"A Strong Wind", Austin Clarke
Colorverse- Gyeyu Jeongnan
On Yamamoto Paper- Slight
Using after market stub nib in retro 51

It's true, "All of Ireland races" with the wind coursing over the hills and coastlines.

#poetry #AustinClarke #irishliterature #fountainpensandink #handwritten

An ink swatch card and a small piece of paper with a poem handwritten wedged into flowers growing from a long narrow pot.

Handwritten poem on paper. The ink ised is a pale, blue with sparodic red shimmer that sparkles in the sunlight.

A Strong Wind

All day a strong wind blew
Across the green and brown from Kerry.
The leaves hurrying, two
By three, over the road, collected
In chattering groups. New berry
Dipped with old branch. Careful insects
Flew low behind their hedges.
Held back by her pretty petticoat,
Butterfly struggled. A bit of
Paper, on which a schoolgirl had written
“Maire loves Jimmy,” jumped up
Into a tree. Tapping in haste,
The wind was telegraphing, hundreds
Of miles. All Ireland raced.

Austin Clarke

A close up showing the colours of the ink in the handwriting. It is an extremely pale blue, with red shimmer that is unevenly distributed.

Swatch card for the ink used- Colorverse Gyeyu Jeongnan.

The ink is a pale blue with red shimmer.

The card has been done with a brush, showing that areas with the heaviest ink application had the most shimmer.

February 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM Everybody can reply

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Ratih Dwi Astuti

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I don't know how or where the sudden impulse came from but I just finished the first two chapters. It's quite unexpected, different from O'Connor's way of writing in Joyride to Jupiter I've read before.

#Nora #NualaO'Connor #IrishLiterature #IrishWriter

December 4, 2024 at 3:51 AM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"Politics", written by William Butler Yeats on May 24, 1938.

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“Politics”

‘In our time the destiny of man presents its meanings in political terms.’—Thomas Mann

How can I, that girl standing there,
My attention fix
On Roman or on Russian
Or on Spanish politics?
Yet here’s a travelled man that knows
What he talks about,
And there’s a politician
That has both read and thought,
And maybe what they say is true
Of war and war’s alarms,
But O that I were young again
And held her in my arms!

W.B. Yeats

April 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM Everybody can reply

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ngyisheng.bsky.social

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Books 62 & 63 of 2025: A People's History of Malaysia, by Syed Husin Ali; Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan. #yishreads #malaysianliterature #irishliterature

May 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Brandeis University Press

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Pick up a copy of ON JAMES BALDWIN from your local bookstore, online retailers, or our website: brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/on-jam...

#JamesBaldwin #Brandeis #ColmToibin #booksky #queerauthors #irishliterature #blackliterature #literary

On James Baldwin

Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish university, and was struggling to free himself...

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August 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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"He Thinks of Those Who Have Spoken Evil of His Beloved," written by William Butler Yeats and first published in 1899.

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He Thinks Of Those Who Have Spoken Evil Of His Beloved
William Butler Yeats
Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair,
And dream about the great and their pride;
They have spoken against you everywhere,
But weigh this song with the great and their pride;
I made it out of a mouthful of air,
Their children's children shall say they have lied.

September 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM Everybody can reply

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International Yeats Society

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Join Dr. Rob Dogget and Dr. Matthew DeForrest for an engaging discussion about the W.B. Yeats poem "No Second Troy".

Looking for more episodes of Yeats Conversations? Consider subscribing to the channel today!

#Poetry #Yeats #IrishLiterature #SupportTheArts

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Yeats's "No Second Troy" (with Matthew DeForrest)

YouTube video by DrRobDoggett

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January 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM Everybody can reply

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AWayWordSoul

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One of the most beautiful and gut wrenching poems about the beauty of nature and the cruelty and viciousness of man.

Another great poet gone before us. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dílis.

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#poet #poetry #irishliterature

Michael Longley reads his poem "Badger".

YouTube video by UCD Library Special Collections

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January 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM Everybody can reply

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