Madiba – Farewell Mandela
Mandela, farewell a fond world bids you, You, who by many names in your time were known President and prisoner, commoner and …
Kid in a Cart in Kosovo
This poem is a few years old. To this day, there are still Roma, Egyptian and Ashkali families in lead polluted homes, …
Let Us Now Gather Together the Bust Bag of Feathers
After the “they steal babies” press in Ireland will the press devote as musch time and column inches to publicising that the …
Haikus for Iran
Haikus for the Iran protesters, forgotton in the West, that now has little to gain from the risks that they took.
Freedom – To Be Still a Slave
Each man is free, so lucky is he To money to be, a slave so free… But he is not, let it …
The Shepherd, the Wolf, The Ewe, and the Lamb
This story, while a moral tale in its own right, is based on the tragic tale of Savita Halappanavar, the woman who …
Four Golds for a Black Man
A display of Aryan might The 36 Olympic games Where Aryan blood and the force of the Right Would be emblazoned with …
Hatred in the Heart of Olde England
Once again Dale Farm is in the news, where Irish Travellers implemented a plan by John Major, ex Tory PM of the …
Pretty Ribbons of Red
World AIDS Day is something that should not be just for a day… Pretty ribbons of red, lofty words said And folk …
A Postcard to Her Father Sent
The Maria Lazum story, recounted to me by the poet Paul Polansky who knew the family. He was the author of Black …
A Kind of Madness
A kind of madness has swept our world: Replaced our love with fear A suspicion of another Based on their voice, or …
Tullamore Rhymers at Open Heart House
The organizer and MC kicks off the event.Yesterday, I had the privilege of giving one poem as a contribution to an arts …
Its a Fence, Not A Wall
Council: They don’t pay rent and they don’t work They create an awful din They look different because they are So lets …
An Fear Maith
Cheannaigh sé éadaí dó, Agus ar a gcosa a chuir sé bróga, Toisc gur fear maith a bhí ann, Agus bhí sé …
Roses Lamented Long Gone
The issue of housing developed in an area where traditions such as Orange Walks are objectionable to the new residents is something that is still being worked on in the North of Ireland.