Printed at the Sign of the Three Candles, Dublin 1941, for #PoetryDayIreland 2024 we have 'On First Visiting Killiney' by Jamaican poet Ferdinand Levy from his only published volume, Flashes from the Dark, SP3422. For more see tinyurl.com/bdepu8u4 #poetry

Absolutely 💯 thank you BRAN project

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You are all very welcome to come to Bran’s second free public event on 14 June ⬇️

Delighted to be part of this line-up and to get to visit The Linen Hall again #Irishpoetry #treats

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Five days left to listen!

'...there is much about contemporary Irish society that Levy can teach us. His poems are about anti-colonialism and pan-African solidarity, but there are also travel poems and old-fashioned sonnets.'

- Dr Karl O'Hanlon MU English Dept BRAN Poetry

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Ferdinand Levy (1904 - 1972): #Jamaican poet who settled in 1930s Dublin. irishtimes.com/culture/2024/0…

Some of our brilliant colleague Karl O'Hanlon's research in the The Irish Times at the weekend - in case you missed it, the wonderful documentary Karl was involved with for BBC Radio 4 is still available, too, at this link: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… 🌟

Ferdinand Levy, a Jamaican medical student in Dublin TCD in the 1930/40s wrote some fascinating poetry, long hidden and now revealed again! In his great Jamaican accent:

' I saw her walking
Down O’Connell Street—
Lord, Lord!—
Down O’Connell Street.'

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The Jamaican poet who settled in 1930s Dublin irishtimes.com/culture/2024/0… via Irish Times Culture

Love this ❤️

Ferdinand Levy , a Jamaican medical student at TCD in the 1930s defied Catholic censorship by writing incredible and provocative poetry. He was the president of the Association of Studebts of African Descent in Ireland.

So pleased that you introduced me to this fascinating story BRAN Poetry ! Looking forward to hearing what other gems your research unearths!

Great to see article by Ronan McGreevy on poet #FerdinandLevy in today's The Irish Times. BBC Radio 4 programme on him is still available to listen back on BBC Sounds. BRAN Poetry Jason Allen-Paisant Colourscope (previously Rainbow Storytelling) Jessica Traynor Nandi Jola Trinity College Dublin Poetry Ireland bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The pub was also the site of the Army Mutiny, 1924, and was owned by Liam Devlin, the father of modernist poet and diplomat Denis Devlin who forged links between French surrealism and Irish literature - congratulations, John Healy