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Continue reading →: The Belfast Group
Although this blog never really stuck to poetry as the theme for the majority of posts, I still retain the ambition to learn more about poetry and poets and share some gobbets with my readers . Those poets who formed the Belfast Group in the 1970s were an interesting bunch.…
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Continue reading →: James Simmons – Honest Ulsterman
James Simmons (1933-2001) established The Honest Ulsterman literary journal and took part in the Belfast Group of poets in the ’60s. Hard to get hold of his work, I have located a copy of Ballad of a Marriage…more later. To hear James Simmons singing the ballad below – see the next…
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Continue reading →: Eagle Huntress
The view from the mountain peak was awesome in the true meaning of the word. A thin layer of clouds below and mountains all around. Asher and her golden eagle surveyed the skies and mountainside for prey. The couple worked well together after years getting to know each other, the…
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Continue reading →: Justice – seen to be done or media spectacle?
The current trial of Oscar Pistorius has drawn some praise and criticism for the televising of proceedings. Strangely, the accused is never shown, so we are not allowed to see his reactions to the prosecution questioning. A world-renowned athlete who shot and killed his girlfriend was always going to be…
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Continue reading →: Curiosity
I know the last blog may have been a bit confusing, apologies. It was a rather amateurish attempt to widen my reach. WordPress supply stats that show where on a world map your blogs have been viewed. The most glaring hole in my readership is China. I do not suspect…
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Continue reading →: 早安中國 – good morning China
我發現我的博客還沒有被讀任何人在中國。也許翻譯從英語到中國會有所幫助。 這將是美好的，有從作為不同的讀者群作為可能的反饋。我希望，通過翻譯我的想法到中國可能會促使一些利益 我使用谷歌翻譯，所以我也相信我的話是不是太可笑了，當他們在新的形式出現，以創建這些字符。 我會從那些誰是毫不客氣地稱為“散砂”聽到特別感興趣 – a quick google translate back into English: I found that my blog has not been read anyone in China. Perhaps translated from English to Chinese will be helpful. It would be wonderful, there are from a different group of…
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Continue reading →: Reference points
It may be useful to offer various representations to help us imagine the size or weight of things. As described in a BBC web article, Wales has long been used as a way of describing land areas, double decker buses for height and…
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Continue reading →: Red card blues
One wrong decision can spoil the enjoyment of an evenly fought contest. The accidental collision of two players in a game of rugby gave rise to just such an injustice. The referee got it wrong at the Ulster vs Saracens game in the Heineken Cup quarter finals, resulting in Jared Payne’s…
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