Favourite poet on the Leaving Cert English course 2011

Bottleopener

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055888309

A follow up to last years thread. Who's your personal favourite of the 8 poets on the Leaving Cert course this year.

For me it's a toss up between Dickinson and Yeats. I personally like Dickinson a lot for some reason. Something about her poetry and style intrigues me.

KaiserLu

Gerald Manley-Hopkins

Kavanagh was a genius. He gets my vote!

DaveMur1

Adrienne Rich

Gerald Manley-Hopkins,
Definitely favourite , because im not studying him , I have no reason to hate him making him my favourite

Bottleopener

Robert Frost

DaveMur1 wrote: »

Gerald Manley-Hopkins,
Definitely favourite , because im not studying him , I have no reason to hate him making him my favourite

Haha, that's some pretty impressive logic :pac:

KamiKazeKitten

Emily Dickinson

Can't remember what it was called, but Kavanaghs poem about his ex really put me off him. He came across as a bit of a hypocrite tbh- writing a poem about how uninspiring she was, and how much of a muse she wasn't :rolleyes:

I like Boland - there's always something that holds my interest in her poetry. Plus, she's damn easy to write essays about

GoldFour4

Emily Dickinson

KamiKazeKitten wrote: »

Can't remember what it was called, but Kavanaghs poem about his ex really put me off him. He came across as a bit of a hypocrite tbh- writing a poem about how uninspiring she was, and how much of a muse she wasn't :rolleyes:

I like Boland - there's always something that holds my interest in her poetry. Plus, she's damn easy to write essays about

Was just about to say the same regarding Boland , find it so easy to write about her compared to others . I also find her poetry easier to understand then others such as Yeats .:D

Digits

My favourite would probably Yeats but imo Rich is the easiest to write about.

Ian_K

William Wordsworth

First one to vote for Wordsworth gets a slap

Bottleopener

Robert Frost

malachyscott wrote: »

Was just about to say the same regarding Boland , find it so easy to write about her compared to others . I also find her poetry easier to understand then others such as Yeats .:D

On the topic of easy to write about, I've noticed that many people seem to hate Rich, however I think she's by far the easiest to discuss in an essay.

J_E

Robert Frost

Dickinson. I totally connect with her poetry and love her use of capitals and dashes. I've actually memorised a few of her poems simply for how good they are.

soccymonster

Robert Frost

It was a toughie between Dickinson and Yeats
But I went with Dickinson.

Wordsworth's poetry on the other hand can go burn in hell.....
/creep.

JayEnnis

I'm repeating so I've had a little bit more time with some of these and others are completely new to me. But out of this list it would have to be Yeats. I would have loved for Walcott to be on the course this year though.

ride-the-spiral

Which one do I hate least you mean?

Boland's not terrible to study, I found her poetry much easier to relate to then Dickinson.

I absolutely abhor Kavanagh, I find his poetry tremendously arrogant, especially On Raglan Road.

Bbbbolger

Yeats got my vote with Hopkins coming in a close second! I like Hopkins' "Terrible Sonnets" but I can't stand his poems of appreciation towards nature...far too light hearted for my liking

Digits

Woo Yeats is picking up ha...absolute genius tbh.

Evan93

Patrick Kavanagh

Frost has to be my favourite. His poems are communicated in such simple language but carry such profound and universal messages. It's upsetting his poem "fire and ice" is not on the course.

Patriciamc93

WB Yeats

Looks like I am gonna be the one to be slapped cause wordsworth is my favourite becAuse I actually understand his poetry....... And he isn't the worst

irish_man

Emily Dickinson

I don't even do English this year but Eavan Boland gets my vote. All the chaos last year was priceless and the look on some of the fellas in my exam centre last year when she didn't come up. haha absolutely priceless!!!

PictureFrame

Adrienne Rich

I'm not doing my Leaving until next year but I have a question regarding the poetry and didn't think it yielded a new thread. On average how many poets should you cover for HL if you were aiming for an A2?. So far we've covered Kavanagh and Plath. I think we've done 5 poems from each poet. Is this enough?

ride-the-spiral

PictureFrame wrote: »

I'm not doing my Leaving until next year but I have a question regarding the poetry and didn't think it yielded a new thread. On average how many poets should you cover for HL if you were aiming for an A2?. So far we've covered Kavanagh and Plath. I think we've done 5 poems from each poet. Is this enough?

Well you have to study 5 poets to be guaranteed that one that you studied will turn up, but you can make use of the fact that every year there's going to be a female poet and an Irish one.

I think it's 6 poems per poet your meant to know? Not entirely sure.

Bottleopener

Robert Frost

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

Well you have to study 5 poets to be guaranteed that one that you studied will turn up, but you can make use of the fact that every year there's going to be a female poet and an Irish one.

I think it's 6 poems per poet your meant to know? Not entirely sure.

I've been told we have to be able to analyze four poems per poet in an essay.

PictureFrame

Adrienne Rich

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

Well you have to study 5 poets to be guaranteed that one that you studied will turn up, but you can make use of the fact that every year there's going to be a female poet and an Irish one.

I think it's 6 poems per poet your meant to know? Not entirely sure.

Ok. Well i've studied one Irish and one female poet. I think there's 3 females on our course. On average how many quotes would you need per poet to be able to answer a question with detail?.

norwegianwood

Patrick Kavanagh

Gotten be Frost. Acquainted with the Night is probably my all time favourite poem.

ConstantJoe

WB Yeats

I didn't think much of him at first, but Wordsworth has really become my favourite poet. There's something about his poetry, it's easy to understand, and even though some of them deal with death they're always really positive.

jawn

Patrick Kavanagh

I will be a happy boy if Frost should appear on the English paper this year!

Sm4shbox

Robert Frost

Dickinson, Hopkins and Rich for me

stealinhorses

Patrick Kavanagh

Frost, most definitely. Beauty through simplicity.

partyatmygaff

Robert Frost

Dickinson is definitely my favourite of all the poets we have. I just love her style.

For second place it's a close tie between Boland and Wordsworth.

Frost gets a respectable third place from me.

As for Kavanagh, I dislike him. No particular reason why, he just comes across as an unlikeable person through his poetry.

Patri

Gerald Manley-Hopkins

Kavanagh is my personal favourite. Aside from making the mondane seem magical and simple comforts sound attractive, he pretty much defines grass roots. Coming from a farming backround, I feel more Irish reading his work, it's wonderful. Ya so Kavanagh for the win! Who needs a dance in Billy Brennan's barn anyway...I got your back Kavanagh :P

AbsentPonderer

Without any doubt, it has to be Yeats