A charming book that reflects a woman's life and times in verse...and humour. Rosie and Willie had me chuckling, especially as I can see just where Willie is coming from! The poems are written from an Irish perspective, but there is much a Yorkshirewoman can recognise.
The verses about the Troubles made me think. I could feel the pain in the words. "What matters is the depth of God's sighs."
There are memories that I seem to remember through my own mother and grandmothers' tales, of a time now gone and a world awakening before a young woman's eyes.
And the story of the Old, Old Man had me in tears.
Published by her son as a labour of love, in tribute to his mother, Agnes Mae Graham's work stands up all on its own.
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My Vibrating Vertebrae: and other poems Kindle Edition
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We all have dreams, loves and hopes; but what if you are a girl growing up in 20th century Northern Ireland before, during and after the 'Troubles'?
From the poetic thoughts of our Mother, we get a sense of what it was like, ranging from humour, sadness, wistful thinking and sometimes just downright nonsensical, these are the words of one such girl.
From the poetic thoughts of our Mother, we get a sense of what it was like, ranging from humour, sadness, wistful thinking and sometimes just downright nonsensical, these are the words of one such girl.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date18 June 2016
- Reading age16 - 18 years
- File size351 KB
Product details
- ASIN : B01HA8Q116
- Publisher : Weaverback Press (18 June 2016)
- Language : English
- File size : 351 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 69 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1534799079
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Sue Vincent
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Published by her son as a labour of love, in tribute to his mother
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Beautiful poetry
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A beautiful collection of poems.
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Simply marvellous :)
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Wonderful collection of poetry!
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Tracy Campbell
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A Hilarious & Heartwarming Collection
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 21 July 2016Verified Purchase
I purchased this book, not knowing quite what to expect. I’m so glad I bought it. And I couldn’t agree more with what all of the previous reviewers said about Agnes Mae Graham’s work of poetry. Indeed, it was poignant, funny, and compassionate. Agnes Mae’s son and daughter (Christopher and Lorna) helped bring to life their “mums” story of years gone by. Each poem touched me. Either I chuckled, howled with laughter or I was constantly mopping up tears. This hilarious and heartwarming collection of poems by the late, great, Agnes Mae Graham is poetry I’ll read again and again.
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Robbie Cheadle
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An extraordinary collection of poems
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 25 January 2018Verified Purchase
I have always loved to read poetry and I do favour well written rhyming poetry as I enjoy the way it flows and how the words roll off your tongue when they are spoken. In my opinion, poetry is meant to be read aloud with passion and expression.
My vibrating vertebrae and other poems is a collection of delightful, rhyming poems that fall into this category. The collection features poems about people discovering inner strength, courage and overcoming adversity as well as delighting in the small pleasures and joys of everyday life in Ireland, before and after the Troubles. Each poem is packaged with sharp wit and an all encompassing humour which highlight the poets uncanny ability to pierce right to the heart of the matter.
I enjoyed each and every poem in this collection with my personal favourites being Ulster’s Shame and The Terror and Tears.
This verse form Ulster’s Shame gave me goosebumps:
“The empty streets, the broken glass,
the vacant car-parks, the crumbling halls.
The smoke spirals on the skyline,
the blood stained footpaths and bullet spattered walls.”
This extract from The Terror and Tears gave me the shivers:
“You, who are on the evildoer’s side,
remember, our God both sees and hears.
The horrors you do, the deaths you cause,
you shall one day know the terror, and shed tears.”
I have always retained five star ratings for poetry for the very famous and great poets like Shakespeare and Chaucer. Rightly or wrongly if feels to me that a collection of poetry would have to attain very heady heights to compete with these amazing works.
Certain of the poems in My Vibrating Vertebrae, however, made a big impression on me and wormed right into my mind and so I am giving this book of poetry a five star rating.
My vibrating vertebrae and other poems is a collection of delightful, rhyming poems that fall into this category. The collection features poems about people discovering inner strength, courage and overcoming adversity as well as delighting in the small pleasures and joys of everyday life in Ireland, before and after the Troubles. Each poem is packaged with sharp wit and an all encompassing humour which highlight the poets uncanny ability to pierce right to the heart of the matter.
I enjoyed each and every poem in this collection with my personal favourites being Ulster’s Shame and The Terror and Tears.
This verse form Ulster’s Shame gave me goosebumps:
“The empty streets, the broken glass,
the vacant car-parks, the crumbling halls.
The smoke spirals on the skyline,
the blood stained footpaths and bullet spattered walls.”
This extract from The Terror and Tears gave me the shivers:
“You, who are on the evildoer’s side,
remember, our God both sees and hears.
The horrors you do, the deaths you cause,
you shall one day know the terror, and shed tears.”
I have always retained five star ratings for poetry for the very famous and great poets like Shakespeare and Chaucer. Rightly or wrongly if feels to me that a collection of poetry would have to attain very heady heights to compete with these amazing works.
Certain of the poems in My Vibrating Vertebrae, however, made a big impression on me and wormed right into my mind and so I am giving this book of poetry a five star rating.
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