Wormley

Clutch: Four images of fists. The first, a hand holding a bouquet of flowers. The second, a gesture of determination. The third, a robber's grip on a bag of loot. The last, and worst, a choke hold. Murder. Gavin thrives on double and triple meanings. It ought not be lost on the reader that a clutch is also a bag. The title could very well read, "In the Bag." Maps : The systematic removal of Irish references, names, and history from current place names and activities is rejected. The natural, historic, and obvious is not explicable by the current Anglicized divisions and terminologies. It is the linguistic corollary of genocide. Refer also to the comments for 'Cousins'. Mavourneen : A very concise Katherine-Caitlin love declaration. His love and his country are intertwined images. Mother : An excellent translation of one of the early works, that demands the distinction between words and deeds. This piece asks the very obvious question, if "MOTHER ENGLAND" is a nurturer, as she claims, and not a predator in a guise, then explain the behavior. Muse : Clearly a counter argument to a demand to be temperate in language. This is an early work written before the "kidnapping". Already McGuiness is under pressure to be quiet. He is the victim of the bureaucratic ruse that asserts that anybody loud or making uncomfortable statements is disruptive AND seditious. Evil is OK. Being loud against evil is not. This poet does not seek approval, but awareness. Are 'JUSTICE' and 'LAW and ORDER' even related, philosophically?