![]() ![]() Elihu Vedder, The Questioner of the Sphinx (1863) The poem, celebrating its one hundredth anniversary after first publication in the The Dial of November 1920, seems curiously made for modern times, as this advent rereading discovers. ‘The Second Coming’, written during a worldwide Spanish flu pandemic when Yeats’s wife George was pregnant and dangerously ill the disease, has been on many lips. ![]() If you have felt so this year more than ever you are not alone. ‘Things fall apart: the centre cannot hold’. Alongside luminaries such as Dr Margaret MacCurtain, at Thoor Ballylee we particularly remember two good friends, powerful advocates for women and for the arts: Mary McPartlan, singer and cultural activist whose concert closed last year’s season, and Lois Tobin, co-founder of the Yeats Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering, whose determination, generosity, and style ensured that our literary and cultural heritage was shared across generations and borders. This year many of us have lost friends, family, and colleagues, and we take a moment to remember them: in WB Yeats’s understanding, the best way of keeping them with us. Wishing all our friends and everyone around the world Nollaig shona dhaoibh and a happier, brighter new year. The whole evening is now available online to view! įor more see the website of the Gregory Yeats Autumn Gathering, or please contact Marion Cox on Ballylee at New Year ![]() Time for Q&A, sip tea with a slice of brack in the comfort of your own living-room, and celebrate the magic of Coole Park! Ronnie and Marion and all the crew at the Autumn Gathering do hope you can join them. James Pethica (Professor of Theatre and English, Williams College), will preview his edition of Lady Gregory’s Shorter Writings 1882-1900, to be published later this year.īarry Houlihan, Archivist at NUI Galway, will preview the 90 th Anniversary of Lady Gregory in 2022 as well as remembering Gregory through the decades, from exhibitions to performance.Ĭhristopher Frayling, Cultural Historian, will discuss John Ford and Lady Gregory. Melissa Sihra, Head of Drama and Associate Professor School of Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin, will Chair the Gathering.Īctor Úna Clancy will discuss her role as Lady Gregory and the creation of the recent Irish Repertory Theater production in New York, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, with clips from the performance. ![]() For tickets, head to this location.Lady Gregory 1893, pastel by Lisa Stillmanħpm (Irish Time) Saturday 25 September 2021 (online via Zoom) You can also catch Slipknot on the road in the U.S. One commenter noted that some of the songs may take a while to grow on them, so it's definitely an album that may offer fresh opinions and change some minds with repeat listens.Ĭheck out more of the social media reaction to Slipknot's The End, So Far below. And if you're curious about Loudwire's own reactions, see what we had to say about it here. Some of our reactions to The End, So Far include "Corey’s clean singing is his best," "the opening track caught us way off guard," and the album is loaded with "styles upon styles." Slipknot themselves have called their work "conceptual," "brilliant," and "God music." But how do diehard Maggots feel about it?įans appear to be fairly split on the record, some favoring the experimental nature of The End, So Far, exemplified by the opening track, "Adderall," while others have found it a bit confusing and unexpected. The staff at Loudwire got an early crack at hearing the new Slipknot record, and you can check out Things We Love About the New Slipknot Album here. ![]()
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