Thomas Kinsella RIP

[Aladdin]

Thomas Kinsella passed away today aged 93 years.

Poet Thomas Kinsella has died aged 93

The death has been announced of the poet Thomas Kinsella. He was 93.

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[Aladdin]

Excerpt..from...
Butcher's Dozen

Written in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday

Full poem here

CAIN: Events: Bloody Sunday - A Poem by Thomas Kinsella

cain.ulster.ac.uk

 

[Aladdin]

Maybe not so well known in the UK...

But a very much loved Irish poet.

 

[Boru]

It's powerful piece...

if the beasts erupt in rage
Give them a slightly larger cage