The soldier in the poem is all too aware that he will die fighting ... The airman is ultimately resigned to death because he feels that the "years to come seemed waste of breath, / A waste ...

Mr Kennelly published over 30 books of poetry and received numerous awards, including the Irish PEN Award in 2010 ... saddened to hear of Mr Kennelly's death, describing him as a "great poet ...

If you are studying poetry with CCEA your examination will be 'open book'. This means you will have an unannotated copy of the poems and you will be asked to compare two poems from your chosen ...