How a Poet Can Avoid Divorce
The lady deep in her slumbers Was woken by her dear Whose reasons for wakind his beloved was not as romantic as …
Had She Never Written a Poem
Oh that as they lay there On the floor of the family home Taken by gas like to many of their folk …
The New Normal Looks like the Old Normal as Scene of the Rhyme returns to Tullamore
The world is a different place than it was two short years ago. Caution, the first cousin of fear, still stalks the …
Out for a Walk at Ballybrit
An old couple of a dateless age,Over sixty, under ninety, somewhere between:Out for their daily walk with their two little dogs,Theirs strolls …
“Home Made” explores concept of home for Longford Writers Group
The Longford Writers Group – featuring yours truly – launched their anthology of poems and stories in Longford Library, to the musical accompaniment of Bernie on the keyboard, and Valerie on vocals. The anthology explored the concept of home, as it is known to each of us, and a contribution was given to “Simon” charity, helping those who have no place to call home.
Free Verse in Free Flow
Random lines on a fleeting thought
Wrought stanzas on the page…
Remembering a Working Man – Vincent Wynter RIP
The love of the literature of the people, The politics of the worker to be what he can The history he was …
Even Bold Children Have Their Uses
There was once a little boy Who his mother would always scold Though he was her pride and joy He was always …
Reading the works of the Poets Higgins
I have recently become the happy owner of the book on Cloncoose poet Pat Higgins, a folk poet of the time when …
Modern Poetry during Vintage Week in Birr at Tin Jug Studio with Sandra Corrigan Breathanach and James King
At #tinjugstudio in #birr for reading event as part of #birrvintageweek today #art #offaly #festival A post shared by Thomas Carty (@tomjcarty) …
That Most Important Prayer
That most important prayer: That most forget to say – That is said by folk of all faiths At any time of …
On Reading the Verse of Hera Linsday Bird
I got no objection to lewdness in poetry, or the odd swear word or a few, but HLB writes to make the …
Chapbook Collected – its off to Body and Soul we go!
Get it from Kindle – save the paper and the planet! [amazon asin=B00ZVX2M5W&template=add to cart] All set for #bodysoul2015 … heavy load. …
Rhyme and Verse at Secret Sounds
The Tullamore Rhymers and other special guests of Scene of the Rhyme entertained the folk at Secret Sounds in Kerry last Easter …
Lone Magpie On Lough Atalia Shoreline
A lone magpie was on Lough Atalia shore: One for sorrow, I looked for more, Alas, no more were to be seen …
Where God Is and Has Been
“In Nature we see where God has been. In our fellow man, where He still is at work.” – Robert Brault
Tullamore Rhymers at Mixed Messages
Mixed Messages is a unique poetry event, where there are no intros, no MC, and the run of the night is sporadic, …
Its shaping up to be a busy Septemnber in 2014 for the Tullamore Rhymers Club, with Scene of the Rhyme on tonight, … → 28th August 2014
“Pop Up Poetry” at Culture Night 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~POETRY POPS UP AT CULTURE NIGHT IN TULLAMORE, IRELAND ~~~~~~~We had in Tullamore Rhymers Club, for the Culture Night event, what we …
What the Virgin at Knock Really Would Say If She Could Speak
My Son, he is Angry, with those who done wrong, Especially those who done so while hiding behind His name, God will …