Dublin by Louis MacNeice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 เม.ย. 2010
- On a cold Galway day I met Mick; a homeless man from Dublin sat on a shop doorway on Main Street.
He recited this wonderful poem for me and waited until I was ready. An absolute gentleman.
Here's to you Mick.
The poem is Dublin by Louis MacNeice
That was really beautiful, I love my Dublin Town and this brought a tear to my eye. Thanks to Mick for his recital and thanks to whoever captured this, it's pure magic. It has distilled all the joys and sorrows of Dublin wonderfully. Thank you, thank you, thank you X
Bloody Amazing. Such #Heart,#Grit and #Passion. He did n't seem to be reading that off a page~ He knew it~ Watch his eyes. God bless you Mick and I'm glad you're settled now. Good Luck for the future mate. It's one of my favourite poems and one of my favourite Irish poets.
Brilliant! Thanks
Niall I love the poem your Father wrote, "Dublin made me" A friend of Douglas Gageby explained what it meant. I made a right mess of the of it. I was well drunk and not having a good YEAR.
Glad to report i am no longer homeless, off the drink, (Thanks to the Simon Community) and COPE. God bless . Mick C
Such passion & my heart aches....beautiful
My favorite poem about Dublin. My father wrote Dublin Made Me and it is not about Dublin at all but denigrating all the rest of Ireland. Louis McNeice had it. There were bits missing in the recitation but the man had it.
Niall MacDonagh
Now that's what I call proper poetry. There's so much confessional drivel passing for poetry these days and this guy has genuine poetic skill and the vision to express his obviously powerful passion and insight. I hope Galway Arts Council have seen this!
Are you taking the piss? This poem is like 90 years old... The guy is just reciting it.
Haha really? I just assumed he wrote it, even though it clearly says 'by Louis MacNeice,' I do love his delivery though :)
Well, whether he's reciting it or not, he has a love for the art and expresses it beautifully. I have just heard tonight from a another commenter that poor Mick has passed away.
That was a lot more interesting and beautiful than I thought it would have been. I'm glad I stuck it out and watched it. WORTH IT.
Grey brick upon grey fuckin' brick. What a guy.
Isn't that just the best.
I've known Mick almost all my life.
We drank together. We studied together (in sobriety).
He's a gentleman.
The only problem is that he fails to mention that he spent most of his life in Kildare.
Embrace your 30+ years in Leixlip, Mick. You were an institution in this town. Never forget that.
There are quite literally hundreds of people here who have great memories of nights spent in your company.
Thank you ... my Dad grew up in Kildare. Nice coincidence.
I agree with your words LaurerMoniqueBabbi. Go to Wahington D.C. + see our soldiers that went into a Military to 'Protect American's' + look how that same "American" Repaid them. Pretty sad. The Veteran's Today articles are to share a personal-opinion + insights of that being. I cherish the "Personal Opinions" I listen without judgement + learn from their wisdom. Awesome poem Dear Dublin Man named Mick. Thanks for doing what you felt was helping humanity, sorry your country failed you too.
Im a Law Student in Dublin and it shocks me how Dublin is so divided in terms of wealth. Take Claridon Street, on one side of the road we have Louis Vuitton whereas opposite you will always see the homeless. Imagine how hard it must be for them to see a customer in Louis Vuitton spending €1K-€2K on a handbag!? In a first world country it disgusts me that homlessness is even a reality in our nation. Convicted criminals have the right to food and shelter but those who need it most are forgoton
Here here.
This lovely man helped me win against academics for my Dad's mass card. Thank you for your postings. I was confused why such a clever man could recite so well.
Such a clever man and so lovely too.
So sorry to hear of Mick's passing. I knew him briefly from a holiday he took to Australia as a young man, his love of poetry clearly never waned over the years.
Ah so sorry to hear that. I'd say he kept you very entertained during your time wit him.
Hi, Mick hasn't died. I spoke with him on the phone yesterday
Ye he's still about 😂
Gets even more interesting ... guess someone should write something about how he turned up homeless in Dublin? Maybe I'll do it and invent ... let you read the draft and see how it does? We, I, cannot let this happen ... I wld love to show this with disenfranchised students who have trouble in their homelife or whatever. Reminds me at Uni when a young man from a wealthy family and everything going for him ... suddenly started failing, not turning up for classes and was obliged to 're-take' the year. He committed suicide. SOMETHING SOMETIME WENT REALLY WRONG.
Powerful. Raw.
Thanks so much Mick --- i can literally see the "light shake the river with concertina movement...." in dublin's --- fair city.
I first heard it recited by the late Luke Kelly of the Dubliners
give this poor guy a home!!
ha ha well said lol
IKr?!? :D Thx Tea
Beautiful.
Big Mick the Governor! I'm impressed
WOW!
very good
Now, Dear Sir, hope yr still alive. If yr still without a home you are welcome to share mine. Between you and me, we defeated Canon Divan (himself Irish) that MacNeice was indeed Irish!
Just got the news that Mick has died.
The last time I spoke to him (about 6 months ago), he told me that he had lung cancer.
Hi Terry. I'm so incredibly sorry to hear this. I always had plans to meet with him again one day. I have only just discovered my TH-cam channel again this evening and have only saw all of these wonderful comments now that I must respond to. Thanks for letting me know.
Sorry mate, I was drunk, funny they are my fav lines
Hopefully, one of the Irish Journalists helped him at the time ... sure they did
Pity the booze got to him. What a contribution he might have made. God bless him.