"Water withers from the oars"
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Title
"Water withers from the oars"
Subject
Poetry--Twentieth Century--Dennis Devlin--Lough Derg
Description
The poetry of Dennis Devlin
Creator
Dennis Devlin, 1908-1959
Source
Lough Derg', in Devlin, Dennis, Lough Derg and Other Poems, pp. 1-4, here p. 2
Publisher
Cornwall Press Inc, Cornwall, NY
Date
1946
Rights
Citation for the purposes of criticism
Format
Published poem
Language
English
Type
Collection of poems
Identifier
DD_0261
Coverage
54.608689,-7.870387
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
“Water withers from the oars. The pilgrims blacken
Out of the boats to masticate their sin
Where Dante smelled among the stones and bracken
The door to Hell (O harder Hell where pain
Is earthed, a casuist sanctuary of guilt!).
Spirit bureaucracy on a bet build”
Out of the boats to masticate their sin
Where Dante smelled among the stones and bracken
The door to Hell (O harder Hell where pain
Is earthed, a casuist sanctuary of guilt!).
Spirit bureaucracy on a bet build”
Original Format
Poems
Citation
Dennis Devlin, 1908-1959, “"Water withers from the oars",” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/280.