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A Heaney Ekphrasis -Recited

A HEANEY EKPHRASIS Lyrical in beauty,dug from the depths of the past. A storyteller, articulate in elegaic stanza writing words to last.Of farm life and childhood, deep in Irish terra firma in which he and his poetry stood. A delightful imagist quality of 'as is moments' once frozen in memory,and now released for our delight .His triplet,quatrain and quintain form brings a succinctness of thought combined with the commonplace A Tribute to Seamus Heaney 1939-2013 Listen to this ekphrasis of mine recited on youtube under the pen name ichthyschiro

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/30/2013 5:00:00 AM

I need to look up Seamus Heaney..I wonder what his first name means..He is a very recent poet..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/31/2013 12:22:00 PM

Thanks for the information..Sara

Brian Strand
Date: 12/31/2013 10:22:00 AM

Sara ,Heaney passed away this year perhaps one of the greatest poets in the English language ,I especially liked his early poetry in particular 'Gutteral Muse ' and 'Mid-term break' You may hear him recite on youtube as you can my offerings.Happy 2014.rgds Brian

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/30/2013 5:05:00 AM

Looked up one of his poems..It was funny..About Blackberry Pickin'...Sara

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/29/2013 3:21:00 PM

indeed, it's heavenly, Brian!!

James Marshall Goff

Date: 12/29/2013 1:47:00 PM

Brian, peaceful, eloquent poem! Tried to listen on my android....couldn't....will try again when i visit my daughter, she has a mac....looks cool! Audibles on William Souter and others! Jimbo