Poetry Corner listing

The weekly Poetry Corner section in the Clare Champion is a Clare Champion/Clare Three-Leggèd Stool Poets initiative which launched in the 28th October 2011 edition of the paper. Clare Three-Leggèd Stool Poets have full editorial control over the poetic content by way of a three-person editorial panel drawn from members of the group.

Following is a full listing of featured poets and poems in reverse order by date.

Edition Poet Poem(s) No. Lines
10 May 2013 Joe Healy Rhythm of the Scythe 32
3 May 2013 Mary Ellen Fean Student Jailed for Reading Poem 24
19 Apr 2013 Claire Saalbach Holding My Tongue 6
19 Apr 2013 Claire Saalbach Closed Minds 12
12 Apr 2013 Patrick Stack Pantoum 28
5 Apr 2013 Frank Golden The Men of Clare Now Drink Their Porter on the Palisades 27
22 Mar 2013 Mike Douse Buried Truths 21
15 Mar 2013 Martin Vernon Creativity 21
8 Mar 2013 Jinny Thomas Cabbage 19
8 Mar 2013 Jinny Thomas Spider 15
1 Mar 2013 Brian Mooney extract from The Caoineadh Revisited 28
22 Feb 2013 Doireann Ní Ghríofa Freckle 8
22 Feb 2013 Doireann Ní Ghríofa Jigsaw 26
22 Feb 2013 Doireann Ní Ghríofa Póigín Gréine 6
15 Feb 2013 Brian Mooney Ravens 25
15 Feb 2013 Arthur Watson J.C. in Jerusalem S.W. 3. Circa 30 AD. 12
15 Feb 2013 Arthur Watson Smoking 22
8 Feb 2013 Mike Douse Our Constitution 44
1 Feb 2013 Clare Sawtell Lament 11
25 Jan 2013 Frank Golden The Flaggy Shore 14
18 Jan 2013 Máire Caomhánach Composition 24
18 Jan 2013 Máire Caomhánach Ballad 21
11 Jan 2013 Charlotte Murphy The Nursing Home 17
21 Dec 2012 Mike Douse Escape Claus 16
14 Dec 2012 Thomas Moloney My Dad's Leaving 24
7 Dec 2012 Mary Ellen Fean Laundry Days 21
23 Nov 2012 Charlene Bennett Evanescence 7
16 Nov 2012 Joe Cronin A House I Lived In 14
16 Nov 2012 Peter Kay Crucifixion Aerodrome 14
9 Nov 2012 Patrick Stack Song for Tibet 17
2 Nov 2012 Arthur Watson Halloween Witch Hazel 20
26 Oct 2012 Mary Ellen Fean Spanish Holiday 23
19 Oct 2012 Donald Gardner Bicycle On Ice 37
12 Oct 2012 Fred Johnston Railway Station at Callac 20
5 Oct 2012 Martin Vernon Things Are Tough At The Moment 50
28 Sep 2012 Mike Douse Icon 25
21 Sep 2012 Charlene Bennett Mirror 6
14 Sep 2012 Tim McMahon Frankel 11
31 Aug 2012 Brendan O'Beirne Rebirth 12
31 Aug 2012 Brendan O'Beirne Patrick Kavanagh - A tribute 8
17 Aug 2012 Noel Harrington downhill 34
10 Aug 2012 Peter Kay The Great Wall 24
27 Jul 2012 Patrick Stack Embrace 17
27 Jul 2012 Patrick Stack Ordeal 7
20 Jul 2012 Dominic Lysaght Strawberry Serenade 27
13 Jul 2012 Fred Johnston The Village Women 14
6 Jul 2012 Arthur Watson Silent Witnesses 35
29 Jun 2012 Patrick Boyle To Know About Love 15
22 Jun 2012 Brendan O'Beirne Lyric No. 3 17
15 Jun 2012 Mary Ellen Fean Che 21
1 Jun 2012 Dominic Lysaght Gluttony 28
25 May 2012 Martin Guilfoyle A Quietness of Friends 18
11 May 2012 John McGrath Greene's Bar - Wednesday Night 20
4 May 2012 Patrick Stack Dog Burial 29
27 Apr 2012 Brendan O'Beirne Lyric No. 12 17
20 Apr 2012 Arthur Watson Spirit Store 26
20 Apr 2012 Arthur Watson Warmest Love 23
13 Apr 2012 Peter Kay Before You Go 5
13 Apr 2012 Peter Kay The Triumph of Experience over Enthusiasm 4
13 Apr 2012 Peter Kay April in Ennis 30
6 Apr 2012 Dominic Lysaght Economic Psycho 18
30 Mar 2012 Fred Johnston Crève-Coeur 14
30 Mar 2012 Fred Johnston Heartbreak 12
30 Mar 2012 Fred Johnston Watching Horses 15
23 Mar 2012 Clare Sawtell Sheeptrack 45
16 Mar 2012 Noel Mulqueen Crab-Apple Tree 17
9 Mar 2012 Joe Healy Steps of Lahinch 23
2 Mar 2012 Brian Mooney Flute Player 30
24 Feb 2012 Patrick Stack On Being Stood Up 17
24 Feb 2012 Patrick Stack Valentine Bouquet 5
17 Feb 2012 Teri Murray A Requiem for Brendan O'Beirne 31
3 Feb 2012 John Pinschmidt Villanelle: Verses Versus the Void 19
3 Feb 2012 John Pinschmidt Before We Disappear 19
27 Jan 2012 Arthur Watson Slugs Mating 15
27 Jan 2012 Arthur Watson Preparing For Winter 17
20 Jan 2012 Grace Wells February 8
20 Jan 2012 Grace Wells Five Years 11
13 Jan 2012 Noel Mulqueen Micro-physics 22
6 Jan 2012 Peter Kay Jetsam 32
6 Jan 2012 Peter Kay Hosing down the Pigs 18
23 Dec 2011 Mary Ellen Fean Mornings 20
23 Dec 2011 Mary Ellen Fean Daddy's Girl 19
16 Dec 2011 Noel Harrington Apology to Teenagers 42
9 Dec 2011 Arthur Watson Something 47
2 Dec 2011 Patrick Stack Donaghmore Beach July 1984 11
2 Dec 2011 Patrick Stack Town and Country 12
2 Dec 2011 Patrick Stack Socializing 9
2 Dec 2011 Patrick Stack "As deer move..." 4
25 Nov 2011 Karen J McDonnell Can Do Poetry 30
25 Nov 2011 Karen J McDonnell Porridged 3
18 Nov 2011 Edward O'Dwyer Mostly for You 32
11 Nov 2011 Brian Mooney Catkins 21
11 Nov 2011 Brian Mooney Autumn Love 25
4 Nov 2011 Fred Johnston Cantique pour la Fête de Sainte-Cécile / Canticle for Saint Cecelia's Day 7
4 Nov 2011 Fred Johnston Aux Yeux Bandés / Blindfolded 10
28 Oct 2011 Peter Kay To a Poet -
28 Oct 2011 Patrick Stack Samhain 11
28 Oct 2011 Arthur Watson Burnt Offering 16