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Dánta na hÉireann  (poems composed in Irish)

Posted by K E Dennis
on:    24 May 1999

Kate wrote:
I heard a lecture by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill (sp?) last month, and during the Q & A period a woman in the class asked about the word 'gorm' and how it really couldn't be translated into English. Nuala started to reply, then paused, and said 'you've given me an idea for a new poem'.
Right, now I'm near death w/ jealousy, trying to imagine hearing a writer of that stature saying 'you've given me an idea...'

<swoon>

<thunk>

<slowly regains consciousness>

There's only one thing for it - I have to post one of her poems, on poetry itself...  
 

An Fhilíocht
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill		 Pharoah's Daughter
Oldcastle, Co. Meath: The Gallery Press, 1990
  Poetry - translation by Tom Mac Intyre

This poem has been removed from A little bit of Culture
at the request of the author or publisher.

It was posted to soc.culture.irish on 24 May 1999 by K E Dennis,
in the discussion thread 'Early Irish poetry', & is archived here

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Questions? Comments? -K. E. Dennis

Dánta na hÉireann  (poems composed in Irish)

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