When hope and history rhyme
No poem or play or song. Can fully right a wrong. Inflicted and endured. The innocent in gaols. Beat on their bars together. A hunger-striker's father. Stands ...
From “The Cure at Troy” by Seamus Heaney | Beshara Magazine
Poem 14 in our special collection of poetry offered in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Seamus Heaney: 'Hope and History Rhyme' - Busted Halo
The brilliant poet, Seamus Heaney, died last week. I do not pretend to be well-read. Poetry, for the most part, escapes me. And I must…
"Hope and History Rhyme" - South Shore Irish Heritage Trail
“History says don't hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed for tidal wave Of justice can rise up And hope and history rhyme.”
When 'hope and history rhyme': Joe Biden quotes an Irish poet to ...
In the drama of envisioning a future for the United States, Joe Biden and Donald Trump both invoked stories about snakes to suggest ...
The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney | Joe Biden for President 2020
"History says, don't hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope ...
Why Joe Biden keeps quoting Seamus Heaney on when 'hope and ...
20, President Joe Biden quoted a poet's words with which we are all now familiar: “The Irish poet Seamus Heaney once wrote: 'History says/ Don't ...
The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes is a verse adaptation by Seamus Heaney of Sophocles' play Philoctetes. It was first published in 1991.
The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney | "History says, don't hope On ...
"History says, don't hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope ...
When Hope and History Rhyme by Douglas Burgess: 9781623545062
An exploration of natural law for an era of deep division: Burgess lays out the long struggle to protect human rights for all citizens. Dr. King's famous...
“Hope and history”: Seamus Heaney's vision of the world
Rosie Lavan, assistant professor at the School of English and author of a new book on Seamus Heaney, explores his visonary legacy ahead of a Longroom Hub event.
When Hope and History Rhyme | Blog—Jarrett Fuller
History says, Don't hope On the side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed for tidal wave Of justice can rise up And hope and history rhyme.
Biden quotes Seamus Heaney in DNC speech, relying on an Irish ...
The former vice president has gained a well-deserved reputation for peppering his speeches with lines from Heaney, a Nobel Prize-winning ...
Listening to Seamus - Gifts To Give
Seamus Heaney reads The Cure at Troy, Dublin 18 March 2011. Human beings suffer, They torture one another, They get hurt and get hard. No poem or play or ...
The Irish For: 'Hope & History Rhyme' - the background to a much ...
Joe Biden quoted Seamus Heaney after his Super Tuesday win in the US this week. Darach Ó Séaghdha examines Heaney's words.
We all discover in time how hope and history rhyme - Vero News
We've come to love a beautiful poem called “Doubletake” by Irish poet Seamus Heaney. It seems to be this poet's way of conveying a ...
Can Hope and History Rhyme? - Daniel Taylor
Seamus Heaney, the Irish Nobel laureate poet, said, “When confusion and confliction rule the day, it's a good time to hear from a poet.
Joe Biden's Empty Rhetoric About Hope and History - The Intercept
In 1995, Bill Clinton quoted poet Seamus Heaney to encourage peace in Northern Ireland. Last week in Jerusalem, Biden performed a sort of ...
When Hope and History Rhyme | Karl Jacoby
One of my favorite poems is “The Cure at Troy” by the late Seamus Heaney, which reads in part: History says don't hope
Opinion | Where Hope and History Rhyme - The New York Times
Joe Biden's speech did not soar. That's good. America is looking for decency and competence.