This week on Poet’s corner I have decided to share a poem by Cormac McCarthy, our Express Film & TV Editor. The poem is about delicatessens and will definitely make you hungry. I strolled through the city, Craving something with girth. Till I came to shop, And I laughed with such mirth. My stomach…
By Cian Pierce Last August, Amy Jordan, a London-based author, made a post to TikTok with the title “Books that left me heartbroken and shattered for days”. Set to the song ‘Je te laisserai des mots’ (I’ll leave you words) by Patrick Watson, the short video plays as Jordan holds up and transitions through a…
By Cian Pierce The Classics are back with a vengeance. The study of the ancient world, it’s cultures and histories seemed to be doomed to die a slow and silent death but recently there has been a Vesuvius-sized explosion of translations, adaptations and re-imaginings of the ancient works. For lovers of ancient literature, it has…
Cian Pierce We’ve all been there: you’ve sat down to do your assignment, write an essay, start painting a piece, etc. but you can’t find it in you to just start. Creative block is a bitch, but to give it a proper definition, creative block can be described as an “inability to access one’s…
By Cian Pierce From this week on, I will be sharing a poem from each of the poets in the list above. This isn’t to say that you can’t still submit your own work though, there is more than enough space to include everyone! This week’s featured poem is ‘The Tale of the Vulnerable’ by…
By Cian Pierce Ireland is a nation of poets, always has been and always will be. We are all familiar with the bigger figures of Irish poetry, Ni Chuilleanain, Boland, Heany, Yeats, etc; but we should not ignore the new up and coming generation of poets. Below is a list of biographies of eleven…
By Cian Pierce Starting with this issue I would like to introduce a sub-section for Arts and Literature called ‘Poet’s Corner’. I’ll be using this section to share my favourite poems mainly by Irish authors, but I might also share book recommendations, information on upcoming events in UCC and throughout Cork etc. Arts and Lit…
By Cian Pierce Should the arts even be sponsored? Dublin’s historic and iconic Olympia Theatre is the latest landmark to take on a corporate sponsor following the announcement of a partnership with Three. The mobile company is to rename the historic building the ‘3Olympia Theatre’, quite frankly missing an opportunity to name it “The…
By Cian Pierce This September classes and events will return to being held on campus for the most part. While the past year introduced many new creative solutions and outlets for students to share their appreciation for and engage with art and literature, for example, UCC Dramat Society’s “Wish You Were Here”, UCC Musical Theatre…
By Imasha Costa, Arts & Literature Editor It’s ironic how a few lyrics from one of my favourite musicals define the past year, and how time cannot be measured, especially for those who have been silenced by the shutdown of theatres all across the world (well, except Australia). Rent, an award-winning musical by Jonathan Larson…