I have been posting English notes on my blog, Reviews Rants and Rambles, since I retired as an English teacher and an Advising Examiner for English Higher Level. I have brought all those links together here in one post or blog – an Index of all the posts I’ve written that are relevant to Leaving Cert English Poetry 2027. Bookmark this to save you the trouble of constantly searching the internet each time you want to do some background work on a particular poet or author. It’s imperfect and won’t suit every student, class, or teacher, but it’s my version of a ‘Pop-Up-One-Stop-Shop’, and you know the drill: just click on the link if it’s relevant to your studies! My choice of poets is personal, and you will easily see where my preferences lie by looking at the number of links provided for each text or poet!
However, Caveat Emptor! Leaving Cert Student Beware !! Use these resources wisely. They are my personal responses to the various texts, and you should read and consider them and decide to study them if you find them useful.
IN OTHER WORDS, MAKE YOUR OWN OF THEM, ADD TO THEM, OR DELETE FROM THEM AS YOU SEE FIT.
You know the drill: Click on the link below
Elizabeth Bishop
Themes and Issues in the Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop: The Poet’s Poet
Related posts you might like (if you have time to spare!):
Roosters by Elizabeth Bishop; A poem whose time has come again?
Commentary on Sandpiper by Elizabeth Bishop
Analysis of Robert Lowell’s Skunk Hour
Emily Dickinson
An Overview of the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
John Donne
John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry
An Analysis of Some of my Favourite Poems by John Donne
Patrick Kavanagh
The Poetry of Patrick Kavanagh
An Overview of Patrick Kavanagh’s Poetry
Some Recurring Themes in the Poetry of Patrick Kavanagh
Analysis of Patrick Kavanagh’s Use of the Sonnet
A Christmas Childhood by Patrick Kavanagh
Canal Bank Walk by Patrick Kavanagh
Some sample essays (There may be some repetition)
A sense of loss pervades much of Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry; Discuss
Patrick Kavanagh is a very Religious Poet; Discuss
Patrick Kavanagh’s Poetry is full of Honesty, Integrity and Simplicity; Discuss
Patrick Kavanagh is a poet of the Ordinary; Discuss
Related posts you might like (If you have some time to spare!)
Stony Grey Soil by Patrick Kavanagh
An Introduction to Tarry Flynn by Patrick Kavanagh
Derek Mahon
Adrienne Rich
Exploring the Poetry of Adrienne Rich (1929 – 2012)
Hidden Riches in The Poetry of Adrienne Rich
William Butler Yeats
Study Notes on the Poetry of W.B. Yeats
The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats: A Poem for Our Time
YEATS, A POET OF OPPOSING TENSIONS.
