Per the Oxford English Dictionary, “bill” can denote a show of affection or a violent peck [1][2]. Heaney’s use of “bill” in “The First Flight” is a double entendre, implying both of these meanings despite their dissimilarity (18). The first meaning
Monday (July 31) began with our first class with Pierre in Belfast in which we talked about Angela’s Ashes and the meaning of authenticity. Next, Peter, our guide to Belfast, gave us a walking tour around the murals of the
“Thanks for Coming Out” (June 24, 2017) Dublin is a city infested with flaccid rainbows stretched out over every available inch, smeared across windows, buses, faces–smothering acceptance too eager to be genuine; slogans smelted in the blue fire of revolution