St. Kevin and the Blackbird

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  • Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
  • In this episode I read and enjoy Seamus Heaney’s lovely little poem with you
    If you wish you can occasionally encourage me with coffee and cake here: www.buymeacoff...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 45

  • @11Bravo84
    @11Bravo84 11 місяців тому +9

    “Slender volumes of modern poetry “ I have never heard anyone say that in my life.❤

  • @aletheuo475
    @aletheuo475 11 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful. I've been contemplating the Farewell Discourse a lot recently (John 14-17) and considering the beauty of the Vine image. When we come to the Lord's Table, we partake of the physical fruit of the vine as we imbibe the sweet, gladsome nourishment of Our Lord's Presence. Lord, fill me with Thy swich liquor, that I may bear good fruit of True Righteousness and be not cast away. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

  • @erickregel6188
    @erickregel6188 11 місяців тому +9

    Regarding re-shelving of books:
    My Family- It's Saturday, let's clean the house. Dad, work on the basement where we keep the library.
    Dad- I'll work on the books first. Tidy it up!
    (8 Hours later)
    My Family- Where's Dad?

  • @JohnRutherford205
    @JohnRutherford205 11 місяців тому +5

    I've always very much liked this poem. St. Kevin's story is inspiring.

  • @KevinMakins
    @KevinMakins 11 місяців тому +6

    A parishioner sent me this poem. She had worked off it as a poetry professor over many years. It helped me love my name, and helped me continue to put down good roots.

  • @johnburgess6572
    @johnburgess6572 7 місяців тому +3

    How many times do you get to have someone read to you !!!??? So glad I found this gentleman.

  • @nchips9012
    @nchips9012 11 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for sharing Malcolm. Incredibly, I was at Glendalough a couple of days ago - after visiting the Peterson pipe shop of course! - and went up to St Kevin's cell. It was a truly inspiring place with a beautiful view but I also found it awe inspiring to imagine the faith needed to live like they did back then.

  • @yusufsayed1583
    @yusufsayed1583 11 місяців тому +3

    Good Evening Professor 😊Beautiful 👏🏼 Thanks for Sharing 👍🏼 Have a Fantastic Weekend & Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @DanielKellyFolkMusic
    @DanielKellyFolkMusic 11 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful to come home to your fabulous reading Malcolm. I’ve been in Columbus Ohio as the international guest at a Filk music festival. One of my best memories is of the final singing circle where a musician put out percussion implements and asked us to make a sea soundscape. One of them was a rainstick! Which I got to play with while thinking of Heaney’s poem and your reading.

  • @joshuavalencia1583
    @joshuavalencia1583 11 місяців тому +6

    As a catholic and a freemason that bit about the spirit level and the plum line was very deep. It sounded very masonic. Loved the experts.... also a question in your tradition can we refer to you as father, reverend, or vicar what is the proper monicar. That I can refer to you properly in future comments.
    Ps I just found your vedios and I am thoroughly enjoying them. I am a 24 year old father of two from South Central Los Angeles. I started being a Dad when j was 18. Faith in our Lord is what has gotten me and mine this far. I am also a cigar and pipe smoker a hobby I learned from my grandpa and that has kept me out of alot of trouble. I like to think it has accompanied me in those moments of deep contemplation and growing up a young father must do. So this channel really resinates with me.

    • @MalcolmGuitespell
      @MalcolmGuitespell  10 місяців тому +1

      nice to hear from you, most call me Malcolm, but some do call me Father malcolm especially when I am preaching or celebrating the eucharist

    • @joshuavalencia1583
      @joshuavalencia1583 10 місяців тому

      @@MalcolmGuitespell Father Malcom it is.

    • @joshuavalencia1583
      @joshuavalencia1583 10 місяців тому

      @@MalcolmGuitespell We masons like our honorifics we got that from our European counterparts.

  • @adamhuntley3883
    @adamhuntley3883 11 місяців тому +3

    So lovely, dear poetry professor. Always lovely to stop by and learn a nugget and hear some great lines.

  • @pfau1960
    @pfau1960 11 місяців тому +4

    Hi Malcom, good to see you on this platform, and thanks for posting this video. As it happens, I just finished teaching poems from this collection, including "St. Kevin," and also from the previous collection, "Seeing Things."

    • @MalcolmGuitespell
      @MalcolmGuitespell  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Thomas, the more I read Heany the greater he becomes in my estimation

  • @dancoomer8090
    @dancoomer8090 11 місяців тому +2

    Great job!! It is truly an honor to listen to you read these poems!!

  • @rickybaker42
    @rickybaker42 10 місяців тому +1

    I’ve just stumbled upon your poetry via a pipe smoking interview with Matt Fradd (Pints with Aquinas).
    Your poem was, in my opinion, more lovely and profoundly stirring than Heaney’s. I am quite moved and feel I’ve uncovered a goldmine. Thank you

  • @heatherseargeant3195
    @heatherseargeant3195 11 місяців тому +1

    oh... so refreshing to listen to you again, it has been a while. And, well, I am oh-so-pleased that your books and the space to come to us from is pleasantly disorganized and comfortably imperfect.

  • @hobbitonpiper
    @hobbitonpiper 11 місяців тому +2

    Such vivid imagery. Loved this :)

  • @RafaelToscano
    @RafaelToscano 7 місяців тому

    Ooo I love the video of Seamus Heaney reading the poem. I saw this title and had to click and watch.

  • @mrcactus1769
    @mrcactus1769 11 місяців тому +1

    Love having an early morning pipe 🔥while watching your latest production. Thank you for your creativity and for sharing your knowledge Reverend. Best wishes. And happy piping to you.

  • @dannyboy7715
    @dannyboy7715 11 місяців тому +2

    And there was I thinking Kevin was a scarecrow 🤣

  • @wchops7578
    @wchops7578 11 місяців тому +3

    Wonderful poem!

  • @suzanne5781
    @suzanne5781 11 місяців тому +1

    I have just found your marvelous channel! Why have they stopped teaching poetry in schools here in Australia? This is wonderful!

  • @tomaria100
    @tomaria100 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for introducing me to another poet! I appreciate his poem and yours.

  • @emobloom
    @emobloom 7 місяців тому

    I identify with Kevin, because I am a Kevin!... and I've also got a bloody painful neck.
    Ps, this channel is truly good, thank you for it :)

  • @Musrusticus-
    @Musrusticus- 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful, thank you.

  • @maggen_me7790
    @maggen_me7790 11 місяців тому +1

    Lovely💗

  • @ellen823ful
    @ellen823ful 9 місяців тому

    With Christmas 🎄 looming, for me it’s
    O Dear Lord! 😂

  • @danielosullivan3110
    @danielosullivan3110 11 місяців тому

    ❤ St Kevin ☘️

  • @11Bravo84
    @11Bravo84 11 місяців тому +1

    Looking well Malcolm.❤

  • @donaldcatton4028
    @donaldcatton4028 11 місяців тому

    The dear man helps me forget my truly mindless prejudices…

  • @reaganwiles_art
    @reaganwiles_art 11 місяців тому +1

    Always a surprise with you, Guite. Do you have any recommendations on good scholarship inti Mr. Punch? I come at this from a long lost reclaimed interest in Eshu Elegba from Nigerian culture. I am an artist and I want to make a a Punch puppet, but I want to know who he is.

    • @MalcolmGuitespell
      @MalcolmGuitespell  10 місяців тому +1

      he is part if the Punch and Judy puppet theatre. there is a good article here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy

  • @colmmcnaughton2152
    @colmmcnaughton2152 9 місяців тому

    Have you read Heaney's work on "mad" sweeney, that's where the tree-peoples get a good working through...

  • @caroledrury1411
    @caroledrury1411 7 місяців тому

    I really love everything that you have expounded on that just want to know what do you think about Christopher Hitchens? Do you have any thoughts about that man

  • @dannyboy7715
    @dannyboy7715 11 місяців тому

    I've got an idea Malcolm. How about a "pipe and Christ evening"? A few of us Norfolk locals come to your study with our pipes and tobacco, and have a good smoke while you teach us a bible study!

  • @aletheuo475
    @aletheuo475 11 місяців тому +2

    Malcolm, I'm making an illuminated manuscript of Keats', 'To Autumn' and should very much like to send you a copy, or even the original. God bless.

    • @MalcolmGuitespell
      @MalcolmGuitespell  10 місяців тому

      That's very kind. Email me at malcolmguite 'at' gmail and I'll send you my address

  • @ronfelix6507
    @ronfelix6507 5 місяців тому

    The slender reshelving of poetry, or was it
    Reshelving of slender poetry.
    Oh, what is it slender poetry that
    I must bother with it.
    I really must stop the clouds
    Of profound nonsense.
    I huff into the chair and send clouds
    And St Kenin and Blackbird into the air