‘A Prayer to Chinese’ by Georgia Carey ( Rang Caitríona - Bliain 1)

 O Chinese

Giver of sweet and sour pork, wonton soup, chicken chow mein and four egg rolls, chicken fried rice, beef curry, hoisin sauce and chicken wings

"Yeats's poetry is driven by a tension between the real world in which he lives and an ideal world he imagines" - A Response by Ciarán Van Dam

Having studied Yeats's poetry, I agree completely that the contrast between the real world and an ideal world is the motivation for a large amount of his writing. I have formed this view in my study of 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree', 'September 1913', 'The Wild Swans at Coole', and 'Sailing to Byzantium'.

'Ní Chuilleanáin's poetry communicates powerful feelings through thought-provoking images and symbols' - A Response by Lauren McCutcheon

Ní Chuilleanáin communicates powerful feelings in her poems; each one contains thought-provoking imagery and symbols that evoke the readers' emotions and add deep meaning to her words. This is especially evident in 'The Second Voyage', 'On Lacking the Killer Instinct', 'The Bend in the Road', and 'To Niall Woods and Xenya Ostrovskaia, married in Dublin on 9 September 2009.'

'John Montague expresses his themes in a clear and precise fashion' - A Response by Eimear Dollard, Sarah Murray, Emmet Frawley, Diarmuid Ó Céadagáin & Blake Ó Muireaseán

Montague is well-known for his cinematic style and shows us many of his memories scene by scene. The poet allows us delve deep into his mind and experience his loss, pain and confusion through his use of vivid imagery.