A Christmas Childhood
by Patrick Kavanagh
Within ‘A Christmas Childhood’ Kavanagh explores themes of memory, coming of age, and imagination. The poem contains the recollections of
Ascetic
by Patrick Kavanagh
The poem’s title, ‘Ascetic’, is basically the practice of going without, usually this means leading a Spartan lifestyle and avoiding
Canal Bank Walk
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Canal Bank Walk’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a fourteen-line sonnet that is contained within one block of text. The poem
Epic
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Epic’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a fourteen-line sonnet that does not follow a pattern of rhyme. This disassociates the text
In Memory of My Mother
by Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh’s ‘In Memory of My Mother’ is a reflection on the happy memories Kavanagh has of his mother after
I do not think of you lying in the wet clay
Of a Monaghan graveyard; I see
You walking down a lane among the poplars
On your way to the station, or happily
Inniskeen Road: July Evening
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Inniskeen Road: July Evening’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a fourteen-line sonnet that is separated into one set of eight lines,
Innocence
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Innocence’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a three-stanza poem that is separated into uneven sets of lines. There are ten lines
Irish Poets Open Your Eyes
by Patrick Kavanagh
In ‘Irish Poets Open Your Eyes’ Kavanagh suggests pursuits which his fellow poets could undertake to keep their writing more accessible to a contemporary audience.
Lines Written on a Seat on the Grand Canal, Dublin
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Lines Written on a Seat on the Grand Canal, Dublin’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a fourteen-line sonnet that is contained
Shancoduff
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Shancoduff’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a three-stanza poem that is separated into two sets of five lines, and one set
Stony Grey Soil
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘Stony Grey Soil’ by Patrick Kavanagh is an eight stanza poem that is divided into sets of four lines, or
The Hospital
by Patrick Kavanagh
‘The Hospital’ by Patrick Kavanagh is a fourteen-line sonnet that is divided into one set of eight lines and another