Tom Barry was an acclaimed commander of the 3rd, West Cork Flying Column of the IRA, responsible for the famed Kilmichael Ambush which killed 18 British Auxillaries during the Black and Tan War. He was a solid tactician who fought on the Republican side during the ill-fated Civil War. He later supported the existence of […]
Here we have a poem by Eva Gore Booth, sister of the stalwart Irish rebel, Constance Markievicz who fought bravely in the Easter Rising of 1916. The last two lines are particularly poignant. Comrades The peaceful night that […]
The Wedding The sheltered grassy haven, encircled by a stream, Caught memories of old, now held in time, Where Elfin folk would play, would dance, their music of a dream, The storied sounds now cast upon a rhyme. Summer smiles upon her lot and welcomes down the sun, To warm the hearts, […]
A Battle in Your Mind A future hangs upon a thread, suspended by a clean white bed that serves as platter for to feed uncertainty in time or deed. Sterile smiles bounce off walls as footfalls trudge in spotless halls where dreary thoughts loom large and lurk by trolleys, for the reaper’s work. […]
The Marie Celeste Smokey shadows invade my mind; flitting memories of troubled times that lurk in foggy streets and dreams to prey upon my soul it seems. Blurred emotion rears its head with appetite for pain unfed; laughter dies in agony; blunted whispers torture me and I can’t see the sky. […]
This is one of Rebel Voice’s favourite poems. Although W.B. Yeats was an obnoxious arsehole by all accounts, he could still pen some beautiful verse. This is but one of them. Anyone who has travelled through the beautiful Irish county of Sligo will be aware of the scenery of which Yeats writes. The headline picture […]
This is a strong poem read by a humble man. Good to luck to Jeremy Corbyn and the people of Britain, who need him more than they may know.
Lament in the Shadow of Atlas I wake upon an Amazigh night Of music, dance and wine To find a World removed by song And drumbeats still, in time, With hearts held high, in simple style, Renewed in shared smiles. There cooking slow in tangines, vast, The echoes of […]
This piece of verse is a strong comment upon the Church child abuse scandal that shocked, and still shocks, the world of Christianity. In Ireland, clergy stood on pulpits and lectured the obedient masses on how to live good lives, whilst those same priests were abusing and raping their children. In other instances, nuns […]
Surreality A restless night with sweat-soaked sheets, conjures images of blood-filled streets and pain. Cetaceans mourn for humanity as dogs howl at a blood-red moon, which all too soon becomes a ghastly, horrid, evil eye staring, as crap, garbage and trash is […]
Quo Vadis? … the masochistic milk of human blindness that fuels low self-esteem that nourishes neglected youth when confidence slips sadly, silently between the cracks of childhood… … success becomes not even a tenuous dream but instead a foreign concept for citizens of comfortable stables; the rest, the wistful waifs destined to look on, unable […]
It was better before Ma says the wind’s coming, the bad wind. But I see nothing wrong. It’s very warm today. My best friend and his grubby little brother have gone. Their wrinkled Grandpa lives somewhere safe they said. Da is dead. The cough got him. I […]
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