Another lull in tv programming tonight, so I checked out the St. Patrick's Festival website again - yes, it's still there! Next up was Beautiful Young People, a collection of six short poems (one actually a song), with an accompanying backdrop of illustrations, and complete with musical tracks, and an ISL interpreter in the corner, with a GSOH!
These are voiced by young people, in association with Axis, an arts group in Ballymun. A helpful menu at the side describes what's on the video - under 15 minutes in all. First up is a nice little piece by Pat Ingoldsby, again. Next is a little flight of fantasy - followed by a poem called Laundry, which - predictably - recalls the Magdalene Laundries. Fourth is one by Zozimus, famous poet of old. The fifth - by Nuala ní Dhomnhnaill, whom I remember coming to our school as part of a Poets Live initiative, when I was in a senior year there - is Dubh ("Black"). All in Irish, it's about the Srebenica Massacre.. the link I've provided gives the text, which you can get translated. (The interpreter obviously isn't trilingual, as she cried off this one.) And to finish, a pleasant little ditty - by Zozimus, again - entitled St. Patrick was a Gentleman.
Really enjoyable! Highly recommended - frankly, best thing I've watched this weekend, so far. Will be happy to check out that website again tomorrow, if I'm at a loose end.
And tomorrow night, looking forward to the Bank Holiday Movie - The Delinquent Season stars Cillian Murphy and the delectable Andrew Scott as Dublin friends, both married - and wouldn't you know it, Cillian goes and sleeps with Andrew's wife. Tsk. Well, I'd watch Andrew Scott staring at a wall, so I suspect I'll enjoy this..
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