Bernard O' Donoghue Of Cullen

The Whitbread Prize for poetry  just one of his many claims to fame
The name of Cullen's Bernard O' Donoghue is a great literary name
Among the poets of Britain and Ireland rated as one of the best
Those who know of good poetry by his poems have been impressed

Yet despite his many literary achievements he remains free of conceit
He remains as he was as a boy in Millstreet
An Oxford professor from Cullen in distance far away
Now in his seventies perhaps in retirment today

Bernard O' Donoghue of Cullen is more than a marvellous poet
He is one who is an all round writer of note
From his essays on history, culture and literature he has become widely known
One can say of him he is in a class of his own

That he is a Duhallow literary icon is now beyond doubt
His huge literary output well worth talking about
In his writing he never seems arrogant or rude
Among the great literary figures of Duhallow and Slibh Luachra him one has to include

A literary icon for to give him his due
To his higher self he remains ever true
Quite a cultured fellow his links to his past he retain
And his likes may not be seen in Cullen again.