New Irish Poet Joan Kelly has been writing poetry for many years.  Joan has lived most of her life in Belfast.  In 1971 Joan met and married her late husband Danny.  Danny, who made an indelible mark on her life, was her inspiration, giving her the confidence and resolve to write and from there her passion for poetry grew.  

Danny had a resounding belief in her ability to write and encouraged Joan to follow her heart, the result of which is this truly marvelous piece of art in “Poetry Celebrating the Gift of A Mother’s Love”.  Joan still loves to travel around  Ireland, snapping up the beautiful scenery as she goes and here in her photo gallery she shares some of her pictures taken this year.  Joan aims to make poetry more acceptable to and read by ordinary people, since her writing is simple, raw, lyrical poetry, clearly expressed and easily understood.

 As there is no need to decipher the poetry to find meaning, which is often a barrier to understanding, her writing will be more appealing to people who would not normally read poetry.  This book will invigorate the poetry market and enhance the image of Belfast and Ireland and hopefully stand for many years as a valuable contribution to the literary world.

These are poems born and bred in Ireland.  Through irish-poems.com you can get a glimpse of Ireland and this new Irish poet.  Relax as you go with the flow of poetry which has distinction, quality and depth.

Joan’s deep love of nature embroiders the poems into the fabric of the natural world, where faith silts a landscape of reflective but apt imagery.  While touching the heart and stirring the soul, the poems pervade with depth and light and vibrate with rhythmic energy. Here the reader can share Joan’s innermost thoughts and feelings, as they look through the window of her poetry and discover a repository of colourful images.  With her poetic voice, she imparts the intimacy of poems, which are chiselled out of love.  

Her poetry does not have to be deconstructed or analysed and with its plain-sailing language for ordinary folk, it addresses themes which are both deeply personal and yet common to all.You can get a taste of Irish literary life at its best, when you savour the beauty in Joan’s poetry.  

You only have to get a glimpse of how she weaves the thread of words, meticulously crafted, into the canvas of the natural landscape, to conclude that she is one of the most gifted new Irish poets.