True friendships are a wonderful thing to have during the best times and especially the worst times. There is an old saying which says if you are friends with a person for more than seven years ...

Let's toast to all the happy couples with some words of kindness and a great Irish wedding blessing! Wise old words from Ireland abound, and Irish blessings and sayings for weddings are no exception.

The content of that folio sheds light on the relationships between the continental houses, and highlights the more quotidian and less-vaunted aspects of the lives and work of these exiled Irish men of ...

But for the Irish, there are so many well-known Irish blessings that are spoken to others without needing a special occasion! So, in celebration of this St. Patrick's Day, we've rounded up the 140 ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

befitting the wing-flap of the skylark. John Liddy’s most recent publications are Arias of Consolation (2021/22); Slipstreaming in the West of Ireland (with Jim Burke, Revival Press 2024) and a ...

When you remember a poem, you learn it so well that you can say it out loud perfectly. There are ways you can remember a poem more easily. Think about the story that the poem tells. You got it!

Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, ...