Title: Dublin's other poetry : rhymes and songs of the city /
Authors: Jackson, John Wyse; McDonnell, Hector, 1947-
Publisher: Lilliput Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: English poetry Irish authors; Humorous poetry, Irish.; Dublin (Ireland) Poetry.
Abstract: "Dublin's writers rarely remain solemn for long: their wicked sense of humour has travelled the world. This is an irresistible new anthology of what used to be called 'comic and curious verse' about the city, written by some of her most entertaining poets and songwriters." "Fashions in verse come and go. Too often we forget - paradoxically - the most memorable works of wit, sarcasm or absurdity. The ones gathered here were written over four centuries, and were inspired by many things - among them love, injustice, history, politics, animals and alcohol, but most of all by the citizens of Dublin themselves. Whether the lines are satirical, sentimental, subversive, sexy or just plain silly, you will find that many of them show a rare seriousness as well." "Each poem comes with background information about where it originated, and each page is illuminated by Hector McDonnell's wonderful, witty drawings."--Jacket.
Contents: Rhymes and reasons: an introduction -- To Trinity College, 1943 / Fergus Allen -- Poem / Peter Allt -- Balbriggan: at the ladies' bathing place / (Anon.) -- The old triangle / Brendan Behan -- A ballade of the future ; A stout saint / George Bonass -- The Dubliner ; Gough's statue / Vincent Caprani -- Choriambics from Carlisle Bridge / (Anon.) -- Kilcarty to Dublin / Maurice James Craig -- The monks of the screw / John Philpot Curran -- Les jeunes à James Joyce -- Awkcents / Morgan Dockrell -- Dollymount Strand / (Anon.) -- Donnybrook Fair: an irregular ode / (Anon.) -- Mystic journey / M.F. Egan -- Enquiring Edward / (Anon.) -- Epitaph (Anon.) -- Twice nightly ; The graftonette, 1916 / Herbert G. FitzGerald -- Me brother's a TD / Mick Fitzgerald -- A case of etiquette / Percy French -- The German clockwinder / (Anon.) -- Marching through Georgia / Leslie Gillespie -- The Hay Hotel / Oliver St. John Gogarty -- The Grand Canal / (Anon.) -- The axolotl / Bryan Guinness --^