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James Stephens
James Stephens
(9 February 1882 - 26 December 1950 / Dublin)
James Stephens Poems
| 1. | The Old Man | 5/10/2012 |
| 2. | The Cow | 5/10/2012 |
| 3. | Insurrections | 5/10/2012 |
| 4. | O'Bruaidar | 5/10/2012 |
| 5. | What the Devil Said | 3/30/2016 |
| 6. | The Cherry Tree | 5/10/2012 |
| 7. | The Secret | 5/10/2012 |
| 8. | The Coral Island | 5/10/2012 |
| 9. | What The Snake Saw | 5/10/2012 |
| 10. | Midnight | 5/10/2012 |
| 11. | The Devil's Bag | 5/10/2012 |
| 12. | The Horse | 5/10/2012 |
| 13. | White Fields | 5/10/2012 |
| 14. | Blue-Blood | 5/10/2012 |
| 15. | Strict Joy | 5/10/2012 |
| 16. | The Turn Of The Road | 5/10/2012 |
| 17. | The Wood Of Flowers | 5/10/2012 |
| 18. | Behind The Hill | 5/10/2012 |
| 19. | In The Orchard | 5/10/2012 |
| 20. | The White Wido | 5/10/2012 |
| 21. | Breakfast Time | 5/10/2012 |
| 22. | The Shell | 5/10/2012 |
| 23. | Westland Row | 3/27/2010 |
| 24. | Righteous Anger | 3/27/2010 |
| 25. | April Showers | 5/10/2012 |
| 26. | The Fifteen Acres | 3/27/2010 |
| 27. | A Visit From Abroad | 3/27/2010 |
| 28. | The Glass Of Beer | 3/27/2010 |
| 29. | The Goat Paths | 3/27/2010 |
| 30. | The Coolun | 3/27/2010 |
| 31. | In The Cool Of The Evening | 1/1/2004 |
| 32. | The Daisies | 3/27/2010 |
| 33. | The Wind | 3/27/2010 |
| 34. | The Lonely God | 1/1/2004 |
| 35. | The Spring In Ireland: 1916 | 3/27/2010 |
| 36. | In The Poppy Field | 1/1/2004 |
| 37. | I Heard A Bird At Dawn | 1/1/2004 |
| 38. | Hate | 1/1/2004 |
| 39. | Check | 3/27/2010 |
| 40. | The Snare | 3/27/2010 |
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Comments about James Stephens
Best Poem of James Stephens
The Ancient Elf
I am the maker,
The builder, the breaker,
The eagle-winged helper,
The speedy forsaker!
The lance and the lyre,
The water, the fire,
The tooth of oppression,
The lip of desire!
The snare and the wing,
They honey, the sting!
When you seek for me--look
For a different thing!
I, careless and gay,
Never mean what I say,
For my thoughts and my eyes
Look the opposite way!
I Heard A Bird At Dawn
I heard a bird at dawn
Singing sweetly on a tree,
That the dew was on the lawn,
And the wind was on the lea;
But I didn't listen to him,
For he didn't sing to me.
I didn't listen to him,
For he didn't sing to me
Does anyone know the poem by James Stephens 'O Ghost, that has gone away'? I need to check a text.
In the forth line of the poem Check I believe the word should be stole not sole. I had to memorise this at school back in the early 60's and the word was stole.
Where is the brilliant James Stephens poem 'The Shell'? It should be here. The simple act of putting a shell to the ear caused him to produce a truly wonderful poem.