Posts Tagged ‘english’
New Literary Venture Started
As most of you know by now, my preferred type of creative writing is poetry, primarily in Irish. Despite this, however, I’ve recently (i.e. as of last weekend!) started writing a new story, one that I’m hoping to make into a novel.
“Tommy Shorthall” is a story about a ‘high-class low-life’ – a Scottish DJ living in [...]
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Tags: England, english, Fiction, New, novel, Shorthall, story, Tommy, UK
The Great Cultural Struggle
I’ve realised recently that I neglect my skills in writing in English way too much; as an Irishman of the 21st Century, I should be able to write in both Irish and English, but for the past few years, I haven’t really been paying to much attention to the latter of the two languages.
For years, [...]
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Tags: culture, England, english, hybridity, Ireland, Irish, language
Kingstown
In the Irish town of Dún Laoghaire, once called Kingstown,One could see the effect that our Monarch hath madeAs the town is somewhat of a façade, you see;No longer English, but never Gaelic to be.
For despite the loss of the English name,Those English sounds remain the same,For “Dun-leary” is how the people would sayO’Leary’s Fort, [...]
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Tags: anglisization, Dún Laoghaire, english, Irish, kingstown, language, poetry
Reaction to my Reaction(!)
Right, this is just a quick note – mainly because I’m in a rush, but also because I don’t wanna be stuck in front of a computer when the weather in Ireland at the moment is something akin to being in the south of France!
Since I’ve posted the blog about giving up using my Irish [...]
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Tags: english, Irish, name, reaction
Name Change
During my exams, a lecturer of Irish told me how my surname, De Buitléir, was technically ‘wrong.’
The lecturer, who is ironically a Londoner, told me of how the surname, which is the Gaelic version of ‘Butler,’ should not be spelt in the way that I’ve been spelliing it for over ten years, not to mention [...]
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Tags: change, english, Irish, language, name, surname
No Additives
As you read these wordsWho do you hear in your head?A Yank? An Aussie? A Lepreachaun?Or does the Queen herself recite?
As you read these words of artWhat accent is portrayed?Is English-English the dialect heard,Or an echo of a tongue, closer to my heart?
Do you recite this with your own mindOr do you try to unlock [...]
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Tags: accents, additives, english, language, No, poem, poetry
Its strange for me to write poetry in English, as I personally find the language to be that of the rational, logical and somewhat detached world from the world of flowing emotion that can be found in other languages, like Irish (Gaelic) or French. English, being a Germanic-Romance hybrid, is sometimes harsh in its sounds, [...]
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Tags: english, Irish, language, poem, poetry, translation
Previous Engagement
On a cool November night,Just off Stephen’s Green,You got down on one knee in front of meAnd asked a question I never expected.
A year later, the end had come,And by then, all that was left wasA loss of hope in our love, yetA regained self-respect, forWe both know what happenedBehind closed doors.
Half a year later, [...]
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Tags: engagement, english, love, poem, poetry, previous, relationships
Visiting Manchester – Part 2
Well, I’ve seen what Canal Street has to offer, and even though its bigger than the Dublin gay scene, there’s not much difference; different places, different faces maybe, but same types of people – the queens/twinks, the muscle/gym-conscious, the old loners (they’re lucky if they’re with another guy of the same age group), the posers [...]
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Tags: Celtic, Dublin, economy, emigration, England, english, gay, Irish, Manchester, recession, scene, spy, Tiger, UK
A Rare Poem in English
I have a literary blog, but I usually try and reserve that for my material in Irish Gaelic. So, I’ve decided to post my most recent poem, in English, up here. I hope you enjoy it.Death of the KingHe lies in bed, his clan around him,The druid said that he could do nothing;He, who was [...]
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Tags: betrayal, death, english, king, love, poem, poetry
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