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Creative Corner: Gather

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By Paul O’Malley Amid autumn air on a lover’s hill, There you will find quite a churning chill. It suits the crevasse with a touch so narrow, And grinds the bone right down to marrow.   Feel this breeze squeeze itself through the gap, Do you quiver? Maybe you feel attacked.   You, young man, with a face turned to stone, Does this … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: Gather

Creative Corner: FIRST LOVE

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By Nithu Krish To the first girl I loved, You may not be the prettiest girl in the world But to me you were the world   To the first girl I loved, You may not have spoken much to me But I treasure each word we shared   To the first girl I ever loved, I may not have meant much in your life But to me, you gave meaning to the word life … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: FIRST LOVE

NUI Galway launch Eververse: poetry created through heartbeat data

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By Julia Tereno NUI Galway launches Eververse, a platform that uses heartbeat data to create original poetry and publish it online in real time. The project is led by NUI Galway researcher Dr Justin Tonra, from the English department, in collaboration with Waqas Khawaja from the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, David Kelly from the Moore Institute and Brian Davis from … [Read more...] about NUI Galway launch Eververse: poetry created through heartbeat data

Creative Corner: ATTACHMENT

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By Fionnula Simpson I hear the last pill played over my lips with a whisper breath We both hear each other in the oldest way. We are both white bone-ful and self-shed conscious We both crave the holding above all other elements. What is light, then, if not a merging breath? If we had been given to each other in ancient sanction, We would have been fulfilled … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: ATTACHMENT