W. T. Quirk – Manx Poet & Writer

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Vol 3: Driftwood & Seawrack

 

A further collection of unpublished poems by the writer, artist, musician, poet and beloved headteacher, W T Quirk (1908 – 1977). Collection written in 1926-1927.
W T Quirk’s dedication: “Dedicated to – my aunt, who first taught me the delight of music.”
Alphabetical list of titles of all poems in the category: Driftwood & Seawrack

  • A Time for Everything
  • A Wedding
  • Cobbler Cain
  • Desultory Verses
  • Eleven Days
  • From the Gallery
  • Gno Yh Noo: Prologue
  • How I Carried A.G. from Douglas to Castletown
  • In Retrospect
  • In the Beginning
  • Inscription for Paddy’s Tomb
  • Iowemma: Canto I
  • Iowemma: Canto II
  • Iowemma: Canto III
  • Iowemma: Canto IV
  • Katrina and Ramion
  • Lines for Albums
  • Nine Limericks
  • Nocturnal Incident
  • On a Gamp that Belonged to the Pompous Dook
  • Outings
  • Paradise Recalled
  • Puncsetawny
  • Songs of Nature
  • Sundays
  • The Blacksmith
  • The Game’s Slave
  • The Gay Caballero
  • The Lesser Lamp
  • The Lure of the Wireless
  • The Master and the Students
  • The Parable of the Trees
  • The Poet’s Calendar
  • The Removal
  • The Rocks at Peel
  • The Scene Lad
  • The Tavern Tales: Prologue
  • The Tavern Tales: The Squire’s Tale
  • The Villain Biff Smith
  • We Fear Thy Words
  • Yn Tarroo Ushtey: Prologue
  • Yn Tarroo Ushtey: The Water Bull
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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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