W. T. Quirk – Manx Poet & Writer

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A Sequence of Sonnets

 

Sonnets on themes of the Isle of Man’s unique countryside, on human existence, faith, the nature of time and memory by the writer, artist, musician, poet and beloved headteacher, W T Quirk (1908 – 1977).
Alphabetical list of titles of all poems in the category: A Sequence of Sonnets

  • Alone
  • Approach of Summer
  • Ascension
  • Beyond
  • Blind Beauty
  • Bonfire Night
  • Calvary
  • Cat
  • Chess
  • Child in the Dust
  • Cronk Sumark
  • Festivity
  • Gorse
  • June Afterglow
  • Library
  • Looking towards South Barrule
  • Man the Artist
  • Music at Night
  • No Quick Way
  • North or South?
  • Not your Proud Anger
  • Oasis
  • Omega and Alpha
  • On Seeing a Neglected Child Crying Outside a Public Bar
  • On Tap
  • Pain
  • Passing Thoughts on Ember Day
  • Pause
  • Proof
  • Sandygate Lily-pool
  • Seagull
  • Seaward
  • Sly Treason
  • Sulby River
  • Sunbathing
  • That Heaven of Freedom
  • The Place of First Love
  • The Post
  • This Fair Land
  • Thoughts at Santon Gorge
  • To My Alarm Clock
  • Trout
  • Two Sisters
  • Vintage
  • When?
  • Why Death?
  • Winter
  • Zoo
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The Gaffer’s Tales

The Gaffer’s Tales

Buy a copy of The Gaffer's Tales, 24 Manx Dialect poems by W T Quirk in a beautifully presented booklet with original sketches by the author. £10 only. Audio CD, recorded by Mary Cringle and John Kennaugh, included.

Click here to email the publishers to order your copy or send email to enquiry@wtquirk.com

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