Tagged: “Gerard Fanning”

Poem of the Week: “Mischief at the Globe” by Gerard Fanning

In “Mischief at the Globe,” Gerard Fanning explores themes of mortality, the passage of time, and the ephemeral nature of human life through theatrical and natural imagery. The poem reflects on the vulnerability of the body—symbolized by a freckle—while simultaneously observing the flow of life outside the confines of the theatre. By weaving the world…

Poem of the Week: “Those Days” by Gerard Fanning

“Those Days,” a poem from Gerard Fanning’s final, unpublished collection, Slip Road, contemplates a fading vision, “I used to stand on my porch / and see as far as three days’ walk / but those days are long out of reach.” Vision, in the poem, is conditioned by the inevitable passage of time; and soon…

Poem of the Week: “Matt Kiernan” by Gerard Fanning

He tries to explain
How a gift emerges
Singing from the shadows, 

How holding the reamer like a baton
Conducts receding melodies…

Remembering Gerard Fanning

Conor O’Callaghan remembers colleague and friend Gerard Fanning

BEST OF 2013: WFU Press Style

It’s that time of year again. Christmas trees are going up, people are frantically searching for just the right present, holiday plans are being made and, of course, The Best Of lists are being released all month. Maybe you watched that video about the best of Youtube in 2013 or heard Miley Cyrus was named…

The Wake Forest Series of Irish Poetry, Volume III, Launches in Paris

The Paris launch earlier this month included readings by the anthology’s featured poets, an appearance by Conor O’Callaghan, Volume III editor and author of the forthcoming book The Sun King, as well as a lecture on the state and future of Irish poetry by Wake Forest Press director Professor Jefferson Holdridge. We at the press…