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  • Poetry devices

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    My course has given me some knowledge about reading poetry and the traditions that stretch back to Aesop’s Fables. Lovely words like enjambment, metonymy, alliteration and assonance now trip off my tongue. Metaphysical metaphors, anthropomorphism and zoomorphism all feature in our course material as we study Paul Muldoon’s anthology of…

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  • Playing catch up

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    A new year without resolution, except a belated attempt to get sufficient studying done in order to submit my next assignments. Will it be compare and contrast two poems (Bat and The Bear) or a bit of creative writing? I have got two weeks for this assignment so I will…

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  • What price truth?

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    Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s involvement in South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission gave a Christian interpretation to the word reconciliation. Hate the sin and forgive the sinner may not have been the intended meaning by the Commission, but the coming together in peace to resolve differences was less apparent. Did it…

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  • Head Cases

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    For rugby fans, there is controversy about the new proposal to lower the height of tackles from shoulders downwards to waist downwards next season.. The intention is good,. Reducing head injuries was addressed by yellow and red cards being issued for head contact, so this is another measure to protect…

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    Small pleasures

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    I am not surprised that so few of you are interested in a modest bathroom redecoration. You would have to know me very well to appreciate the Herculean effort it took for me to get even this tiny project completed. When I say completed, the grouting is about half done…

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  • One room at a time

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    The ceiling has been plastered and painted. A bright LED light has been fitted flush with the ceiling and a mirror has been fitted along one wall above the waist high tiling. The bathroom had stood neglected for the last couple of years. The leaking ceiling had fused the light…

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  • Off the rails

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    There once was a timetable. It was an optimistic timetable which alloted small amounts of time dedicated to academic studies. Then reality took over. Whatever time has been spent productively has been to try and keep up with my module’s schedule or study for an assignment. This year, the first…

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  • Felons again

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    The lure of the local hostelry called Felons has me pretending to catch up on my studies. The whiskey and pint of the black stuff are the real draw. A quick look at Harvard referencing and booking an online tutorial (to replace the one I dodged yesterday)’and any pretence at…

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  • Well and truly plastered

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    Our bathroom ceiling had two long cracks caused by a leaking flat roof. Having had the flat roof replaced, it was time to sort out the interior. The local plasterer was every bit as good as his online reviews. He worked solidly to leave a smooth finish and took away…

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    Dublin by train

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    Using my 60+ card I am off to Dublin on the Enterprise train for free. A great chance to catch up with my reading for my course. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is interesting for is depiction of a mean old man oblivious to the plight of the urban poor…

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