I love this beautiful poem by Seamus Heaney, "St Kevin and the Blackbird," and think it appropriate for a weekend that will specialize in Irish saints -- though perhaps with more "spirit" than reverence. Still ...enjoy this recording of the poem. The art above, "St. Kevin and the Blackbird" is by one of my favorite painters, Clive Hicks Jenkins. Stop by his website and have a look at his stunning work -- especially Angels and Prophets and Saints and Beasts.
Here is a video of the poet reading the poem...
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
