In Ireland, we take a bus to 18 Parnell Square
home of the Dublin Writers Museum
to witness the old manuscripts
letters and diaries,
first editions and rare books
locked behind glass
Outside, a steady rain
pounds on leaded windows
while we greet the ghosts
of Behan and Beckett
Swift and Wilde
Dracula and Sweet Molly Malone
Alive, alive, oh,
once again
their passionate yearnings
scrawled across yellowed pages
released once again to the musty air
where they swirl and swirl
before settling into my bones
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About katemccarrollmoore
Kate Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon's Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry writing workshops and is an instructor in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MATL) program at St. Mary’s College of California. She was honored as SRVUSD Teacher of the Year in 2007 and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year in 2009. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany. She and Bob Moore are the proud parents of four beautiful grown daughters, and the smitten grandparents of six beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
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Kate Moore, you are SO talented and SO IRISH. God Bless you.
Love it Katie WRITE ON!
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