Paula Meehan

Paula Meehan is prescribed for the 2027 Leaving Cert English exam. She is one of Ireland’s most important contemporary poets, writing about Dublin working-class life, the body, memory, mythology, and social justice. Her poetry insists on bearing witness to lives that are often overlooked. Examiners reward students who can discuss how her sensory, grounded language creates political and emotional power.

Prescribed Poems

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The PatternView notes The Statue of the Virgin at Granard SpeaksView notes Buying WinklesView notes Cora, AuntieView notes Hearth LessonView notes Them Ducks Died for IrelandView notes My Father Perceived as a Vision of St FrancisView notes The Exact Moment I Became a PoetView notes Prayer for the Children of LongingView notes Death of a FieldView notes

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