Eavan Boland, Leaving Cert Complete Poetry Notes
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2 Eavan Boland – Poetry English Revision notes.
White Hawthorn in the West of Ireland 17
The Black Lace Fan my Mother Gave Me 22
Boland’s reflective insights are expressed through her precise use of language. 34
The appeal of Eavan Boland’s poetry. 37
Write a personal response to the poetry of Eavan Boland 43
3 Eavan Boland – Poetry English Revision notes.
4 Eavan Boland – Poetry English Revision notes.
Eavan Boland (born 24 September 1944 in Dublin) is an Irish poet, author, and professor who has been active since the 1960s. She is currently a professor at Stanford University, where she has taught since 1996. Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history.
The War Horse
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The War Horse
This dry night, nothing unusual
About the clip, clop, casual
Iron of his shoes as he stamps death
Like a mint on the innocent coinage of earth.
I lift the window, watch the ambling feather Of hock and fetlock, loosed from its daily tether
In the tinker camp on the Enniskerry Road,
Pass, his breath hissing, his snuffling head
Down. He is gone. No great harm is done.
Only a lea...