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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT)

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The BKLT celebrates & promotes the life & work of Brendan Kennelly, one of Ireland's foremost poets, educators, & writers. Our vision is to ensure that his poetry & literary scholarship continue to inspire twenty-first-century audiences around the world.

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Begin by Brendan Kennelly

“Begin”
Begin again to the summoning birds
to the sight of the light at the window,
begin to the roar of morning traffic
all along Pembroke Road.
Every beginning is a promise
born in light and dying in dark
determination and exaltation of springtime
flowering the way to work.
Begin to the pageant of queuing girls
the arrogant loneliness of swans in the canal
bridges linking the past and future
old friends passing though with us still.
Begin to the loneliness that cannot end
since it perhaps is what makes us begin,
begin to wonder at unknown faces
at crying birds in the sudden rain
at branches stark in the willing sunlight
at seagulls foraging for bread
at couples sharing a sunny secret
alone together while making good.
Though we live in a world that dreams of ending
that always seems about to give in
something that will not acknowledge conclusion
insists that we forever begin.

— From The Essential Brendan Kennelly

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

‘Begin’ - by Brendan Kennelly

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

John McDonagh looks at Kennelly's contribution to the development of contemporary Irish poetry,exploring major themes,from the importance of place & family in the formation of personal identity to the role of history & ideology in the construction of national identity www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCH...

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'Up & At It': Brendan Kennelly - A Life in Poetry

YouTube video by Kerry Writers' Museum

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Brendan Kennelly - The Poet as Thinker - In this lecture, Declan Kilberd focuses on the “lyrical” elements that connect Kennelly's poetry with his critical writing and his work as a teacher. Kerry Writers Museum, May 19, 2023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gU...

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Brendan Kennelly - The Poet as Thinker

YouTube video by Kerry Writers' Museum

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Three great poets and friends

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

RTE Archives - Christy Brown Man and Artist 1981 Poet Brendan Kennelly pays tribute to the writer Christy Brown following his death at his home in England. www.rte.ie/archives/201...

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Death of Christy Brown

Poet Brendan Kennelly pays tribute to the writer Christy Brown following his death at his home in England.

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Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust (BKLT) @bkltrust.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

First post introducing the Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust. We will have some exciting news about a forthcoming project in the coming months. #speirghorm #poetryireland #brendankennelly

Vision
The Brendan Kennelly Literary Trust celebrates and promotes the life and work of Brendan Kennelly, one of the foremost and most beloved of Ireland’s poets, educators, and writers. Our vision is to ensure that his poetry, creative writing, and literary scholarship continue to inspire twenty-first century audiences around the world.

Mission

Our mission is to contribute to Kennelly’s enduring literary legacy; to encourage and facilitate serious academic study of his body of work; to support readers and students who engage with his work; and to support the emergence of a new generation of poets. We will do this by establishing local, national, and international collaborative relationships, partnerships, and collegial associations to ensure that Brendan Kennelly’s originality and creative inspiration are celebrated in as many ways imaginable, and with as many people as possible.

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