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Poem of the week: Scullery- A new work by Rita Ann Higgins

Poem of the week: Scullery- A new work by Rita Ann Higgins | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
A new work by Rita Ann Higgins
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Rita Ann Higgins reads her poem "This Was No Ithaca"

"This Was No Ithaca", read by Irish poet Rita Ann Higgins.
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Poem of the Day: "Be Someone" by Rita Ann Higgins

Poem of the Day: "Be Someone" by Rita Ann Higgins | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
In honor of National Poetry Month, WFU will be posting a poem a day for the entire month of April. Today's poem is "Be Someone" by Rita Ann Higgins, a working class Irish poet and playwright. Her w...
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Poetry of Rita Ann Higgins on Cúirt literary trail in Galway

Poetry of Rita Ann Higgins on Cúirt literary trail in Galway | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it

Tributes were paid to the work of Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins in her native city yesterday when a bronze casting of one of her poems was unveiled as part of this year’s Cúirt international literary festival.

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Poem Of The Day: Ireland Is Changing Mother, by Rita Ann Higgins

Poem Of The Day: Ireland Is Changing Mother, by Rita Ann Higgins | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
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‘The Mission’ by Rita Ann Higgins

‘The Mission’ by Rita Ann Higgins | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
The Mission
I think of the last time we met
on the prom in Galway.
A sunny day in May
you looked cool in those shades.
You looked taller somehow.
We talked for ages.
You told me about plans
for your mother’s sixtieth.
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Rita Ann Higgins - YouTube

Rita Ann Higgins's poem 'Men With Tired Hair' was unveiled by Professor Adrian Frazier at Richardson's Bar, No. 1 Eyre Square, Galway as part of the Cuirt In...
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Rita Ann Higgins on The Saturday Night Show 4/1/2014 - YouTube

Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins on RTE's The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor.
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