Brian Strand Poet Ekphrasis

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 December 30, 2013 at 5:00 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 December 31, 2013 at 12:22 PM Thanks for the information..Sara Brian Strand December 31, 2013 at 10:22 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 December 30, 2013 at 5:05 AM Looked up one of his poems..It was funny..About Blackberry Pickin'...Sara

Andrea Dietrich December 29, 2013 at 3:21 PM indeed, it's heavenly, Brian!!

James Marshall Goff December 29, 2013 at 1:47 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