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When I was asked to write a series of poems for an art exhibition in Australia earlier this year, I embarked on a dark voyage of discovery into the lives of Irish immigrant children 150 years ago.Image: 'Image Above: Falling' by Jane Theau (2017)There is a special brand of human misery so steeped in hopelessness that…See More
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"Oh the things we don't know about the past of the poor, struggling Irish. Horrors we cannot imagine. Thank you for posting about this and bringing to light the awful plight of the Irish down-under. The history books need updating so that this…"
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When I was asked to write a series of poems for an art exhibition in Australia earlier this year, I embarked on a dark voyage of discovery into the lives of Irish immigrant children 150 years ago.Image: 'Image Above: Falling' by Jane Theau (2017)There is a special brand of human misery so steeped in hopelessness that…See More
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Confronting the Dark Side of the Irish ‘Down Under’
Posted on November 6, 2017 at 12:30am 1 Comment 6 Likes
When I was asked to write a series of poems for an art exhibition in Australia earlier this year, I embarked on a dark voyage of discovery into the lives of Irish immigrant children 150 years ago.
Image: 'Image Above: Falling' by Jane…
Continue Flying Back, I Barely Recognise My Hometown
Posted on August 28, 2017 at 5:00am 5 Comments 4 Likes
When at 18 or 20, or in my case 24, you fly away on the adventure of a lifetime, you aren't thinking of your future self. When I first winged my way to Australia, I had no inkling where it would lead. Or all the losses it would lead to. For me. For my…
Continue 'Would You Ever Think of Coming Home?'
Posted on July 25, 2017 at 4:00am 6 Comments 6 Likes
I am surely not the first Irish emigrant to have heard these words from their heartbroken mother. Guilt at the impact of my decision to leave Ireland and grief at the loss of my beloved mother are…
Continue 'Would you ever think of coming home?'
Posted on September 4, 2016 at 7:14am 1 Comment 3 Likes
Why the emptiness of the emigrant's baggage can weigh heavily at times... A poem I wrote about the hardest part of going 'home' when you live half a world away (published in The Irish Times):
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/my-mum-would-ask-would-you-ever-think-of-coming-home-1.2515552
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/my-mum-would-ask-would-you-ever-think-of-coming-home-1.2515552
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- At 5:01pm on November 1, 2016,
Jim Hawkins said… Anne,
A bit late but thank you for your appreciation of the Seamus Heaney article. I enjoyed doing the research. He was quite a man and writer. He doesn't have to stand behind anyone! Best wishes! Enjoy the holidays!
- At 5:16pm on November 1, 2016, Anne Casey said…
- Indeed! Thanks Jim - you too. Take care.
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