There I will stand still Poem of the Week: “Crush” by Conor O’Callaghan, Poem of the Week: “The Globe in Carolina” by Derek Mahon, Poem of the Week: “Tionlacan/Accompaniment” by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Bold enough to look me in the eye We mimic Odysseus as we fight against tests, illness, papers and uncomfortable experiences, and all of us will have changed by journey’s end. She earned a BA and MA at University College Cork and also studied at Oxford University. Housekeeping at the roadside in brown trickles floored with mud, Your email address will not be published. Spraying as wide as willows in empty squares,

And rejoice at our shipwreck, but these Where herons parcel out the miles of stream, . With ‘where are you off to with that long

His face grew damp with tears that tasted

And we could name them as Adam named the beasts, The book is officially out of print. Be the first to ask a question about The Second Voyage. December 27, 2008 May 7, 2015 by Chris Murray. The ‘acts and monuments’ of time, memory, myth and history flesh out the ghosts of her world. Required fields are marked *. Welcome back. I’ll face the rising ground and walk away Home  ›  Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin  ›  Poem of the Week: “The Second Voyage” by Eiléan Ní Chuillean�... It’s easy to compare Odysseus’ voyage to the voyage students undertake in college; whether a senior, junior, sophomore or freshman, those spiteful waves will rock you all year long. He remembered spiders and frogs The Second Voyage 9. Have less character than sheep and need more patience. If there was a single against the dry mouth”. Refresh and try again.

sloes nuggeting in my mind Poem of the Week: “The Second Voyage” by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin “Seascape” by John Fraser National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London It’s easy to compare Odysseus’ voyage to the voyage students undertake in college; whether a senior, junior, sophomore or … “In line with ancient nature verse and much Irish poetry (male), Ní Chuilleanáin does not look for cosmopolitan themes, but takes particular facts and turns them again and again until new perspectives are derived.” Sign up to receive email updates about events, books, and other news about Wake Forest University Press and our authors. He considered the water-lilies, and thought about fountains

Lucina Schynning in Silence of the Nicht 7. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. On Lacking the Killer Instinct 24. The sea was still frying under the ship’s side.

Fireman’s Lift 14. All Rights Reserved. In fatal formation, and thought Over gaps in the hills, through warm The Bend in the Road 22. Pocked and dented with the battering they’ve had, And organize my house then. – Robert Hudson, WorkingPoet.com, “All through the book, she presents a world which she marks out, measures and makes known. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin 7. This June, as we observe LGBTQ Pride—the annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning communities—we... To see what your friends thought of this book. With admiration; they’d notice us passing All for You 16. The ruffled foreheads of the waves Silent valleys, and when I meet a farmer . And here's the dir…, RT @PoetryProgRTE: Preview of this Sunday's @PoetryProgRTE 7:30pm @RTERadio1 with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reading her own & her late husband…, RT @PatchLimb: ‘Quote of the Day’: a poem, “Lying in a new bed after dawn, I’ll park my ship in the crook of a long pier Praise for The Second Voyage: “In line with ancient nature verse and much Irish poetry (male), Ní Chuilleanáin does not look for cosmopolitan themes, but takes particular facts and turns them again and again until new perspectives are derived.” – The American Poetry Review Odysseus rested on his oar and saw

The Second Voyage (an outline of this poem’s story, the first being Odysseus’ journey to Troy) Odysseus rested on his oar, and saw The ruffled foreheads of the waves (image of the lines of waves rising and falling around him) Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

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Crocodiling and mincing past: he rammed The oar between their jaws and looked down by Gallery Books. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Following 17. January 1st 1986 This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Uncertain depth, and the slim fishes progressed (and I’ll take you with me he said to the oar)

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There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Unfenced valleys of the ocean still held him; And I’ll plant you for a gatepost or a hitching-post The Second Voyage is a joy to read, a model of craft and vision and a quietly original poetry which does not jettison tradition.” He had only the oar to make them keep their distance; Like his own sweat or the insults of the sea. We’d love your help. I know what I’ll do he said; – The American Poetry Review, “Her voice and technique are so solid, so secure, and contain deep echoes of older poetry, as Irish verse tends to do.” Note: First edition. Ní Chuilleanáin uses transformative, sweeping metaphor to invert the structures of interior, natural, and spiritual realms. Sign up to receive email updates about events, books, and other news about Wake Forest University Press and our authors. And leave you as a tidemark. Saluting a new one with dismay, or a notorious one Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Street 13. The flat lakes bisecting the rushes. But the profound The book is officially out of print.

Selections from Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin‘s first two books—Acts and Monuments (1966) and Site of Ambush (1975), both published in Ireland by The Gallery Press—are included in The Second Voyage, originally published in 1977. From tidal waters, up riverbeds Learn how your comment data is processed.

© 2016 Wake Forest University Press. Kilcash 19. I can go back In a 2009 interview for Wa Born in Cork, Irish poet, translator, and editor Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is the daughter of a writer and a professor who … Start by marking “The Second Voyage” as Want to Read: Error rating book.

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