"Women and men in bare feet turn again"
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Title
"Women and men in bare feet turn again"
Subject
Poetry--Twentieth Century--Patrick Kavanagh--Lough Derg
Description
The poetry of Patrick Kavanagh's 'Lough Derg', detailing a visit in 1941
Creator
Patrick Kavanagh, 1904-1967
Source
Kavanagh, Patrick, Lough Derg, p. 12
Publisher
Goldsmith Press, The Curragh, Ireland
Date
1978
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Published poem
Language
English
Type
Poetry chapbook
Identifier
DD_0247
Coverage
54.608913,-7.870977
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Text
“Women and men in bare feet turn again
To the iron crosses and the rutted Beds,
Their feet are swollen and their bellied empty—
But something that is Ireland’s secret leads
These petty mean people
For here’s the day of a poor soul freed
To a marvelous beauty above its head.”
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Poems