'Horses' Poems By Sam Burnside Published as a handmade book in a limited edition in Co Donegal by Ballagh Studio. _____________________________________________ He is poise, trapped in the forelock of a wave; He is balance, entombed between tremblings. He is wisdom, buried in the black eye Of a winter’s bog-hole; he is silence. He is what fleetness is:

'The Cathedral' Poems By Sam Burnside The Cathedral First published in 1989 An additional stanza, added to The Cathedral, at the suggestion of RJ Hunter, September, 2007. To be published by St Columb’s Cathedral, 2008 ______________________________________ Weighty Stones: Mighty Men Were they truly great and mighty men head and shoulders above the rest (above the dunderheads and

New and Selected Poems Poems By Sam Burnside Description This selection contains work drawn from six previous publications together with more recent poems, including a Bestiary or suite of animal poems.The former draws heavily on the landscape of the north of Ireland, while the later is influenced by the form, content and tone of

'The Wayfinder' A Modern Odyssey Full performance (50 mins) of the Wayfinder (or Wayfarer). Written by Sam Burnside. A rehearsed reading of -- The Wayfarer, by Sam Burnside Directed by Brian Smeaton Readers-- Nicola Keegan and Declan Birney Venue: North Down Arts, Bangor, 13 November, 2008 Illustrations here by Leslie Nichol Recorded by Shantallow Community Arts

'A Belfast Trilogy' A BELFAST TRILOGY “Spirit of the Lagan” (Written as part of  Collaborative Exhibition Engine Room Gallery, Belfast November 2014/2015) BELFAST ROSE Down behind the City Hall Belfast Rose slides into the snow Snowflakes fall on her dark hair Somewhere, bells ring on the midnight air See the crimson petals

'Stepping Stone' Stepping Stone (Derry/Londonderry Peace Bridge) by Sam Burnside Poem about the Derry/Londonderry Peace Bridge and the troubles in Northern Ireland.

'Stretcher Bearer' Stretcher Bearer  (an extract) appeared on BBC Radio Foyle, October 2014. Stretcher Bearer appeared in a The Narrow Fellow, Journal of Poetry, spring, USA. 2015 ‘Stretcher Bearer’s Story’is collected in Forms of Freedom. Poems, by Sam Burnside, Lapwing Poetry, Belfast, 2015. (Stretcher Bearer was nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize, USA, 2016) ________________________________ Moths have

Brackfield Memorial Woods "Eight poems engraved on stone pillars in Brackfield Memorial Woods in Derry/Londonderry and  incorporated into a poetry trail. (Sam Burnside was Writer in Residence with Woodland Trust when he wrote Brackfield Bawn, 2017 from which these poems are taken." Woodland Trust UK ____________________ The poems contained in this collection were written during a year-long period

Spanish Civil War Commemorative Window - Belfast city Hall (following an open public art competition) A commissioned stained glass window. The window was designed, manufactured  and installed by Alpha Stained Glass and incorporates a poem commissioned from Sam Burnside. This window marks the contribution of those Belfast citizens to the anti-fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War from

'Sparrow's Anthem' Performed by Altnagelvin Choir in Londonderry’s Guildhall, December 2019 Music By Anselm McDonnell Words by Sam Burnside The Choir’s Chairman said: Health Care and other Essential Workers are not Angels or Heroes, they are human and are vulnerable, they are you and me. They share the same fears and strains of illness and trying

'Garden of Reflection' Inner City Trust, Derry City Council and Diverse City Community Partnership Supported by PEACE III Programme through the European Union’s Regional Development Fund managed by the Special EU The public art work within the garden was selected through an open competition. Together with Alpha Stained Glass, who designed and constructed seven free-standing stained glass panels, Burnside

Poems: Pastoral and Lyrical Various and Uncollected Poems CONTENTS Author’s introduction Prometheus Says Goodbye A Garden on the Foyle Frost on Grass Battle’s End Morning Oblation William the Bold A Walk by the River Body Armour The Salmon’s Leap Nurse The Ballad of Rogan and Miss Ellie Breathings The Burr and the Coronavirus Easter Letters Where