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Welcome! A few years ago, I discovered an application that artists employ in their works to bring cultural awareness to their audiences. Having discerned this semiotic theory that applies to literature, music, art, film, and the media, I have devoted the blog,Theory of Iconic Realism to explore this theory. The link to the publisher of my book is below. If you or your university would like a copy of this book for your library or if you would like to review it for a scholarly journal, please contact the Edwin Mellen Press at the link listed below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Announcements

I will present or have presented research on Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan) or my semiotic theory of iconic realism at the following location(s):

2023-2025: I will be researching and writing my third book on iconic realism.

April 2022: American Conference for Irish Studies, virtual event: (This paper did not discuss Sydney Owenson.) "It’s in the Air: James Joyce’s Demonstration of Cognitive Dissonance through Iconic Realism in His Novel, Ulysses"

October, 2021: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT: "Sydney Owenson’s use of sociolinguistics and iconic realism to defend marginalized communities in 19th century Ireland"

March, 2021: Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina: "Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan): A Nineteenth Century Advocate for Positive Change through Creative Vision"

October, 2019: Elms College, Chicopee, Massachusetts: "A Declaration of Independence: Dissolving Sociolinguistic Borders in the Literature of Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)"

05 April, 2025

Three Part Harmony

One week, long ago, the Poetry Bus had Ms. Kat as its capable 'driver!' Her wish for us was to choose our favorite pub and make the name into a character. Well, my favorite pub, pictured below, was Molly Darcy's in Danbury, CT. It was and still is a place not too unlike the old Cheers bar where the owners and staff really got to know the patrons. I decided to choose Molly, an Irish icon from West Cork, Ireland, known for Celtic psychic talents and add her two best friends, Sheila and Cathleen, to create a little three part harmony. The name, Sheila, has origins in Ireland with a meaning close to 'heavenly' and Cathleen (or Kathleen) ni Houlihan has long been a cultural metaphor for the strength and resilience of Ireland. Enjoy!

Molly Darcy's, Danbury, Connecticut

Three Part Harmony

Molly, Sheila, and Cathleen
three ladies, one spirit
dressed in true green
flirting with melodies
of the wild and free.

Once, tears from a dazzling sun
cast shadows on dreams
but they shook off the dread
by using their heads
with hope, intricately sewn
in each well worn thread.

Now, with winks in their eyes
their songs fill the skies.
With their high heels and beer
they stir up the stardust 
from a firmament of cheer.

© Jeanne I. Lakatos
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6 comments:

  1. Pete Goulding3 December 2010 at 05:41

    Yeeeeeehaaaaaaa!! G'wan girl, sing up there!
    This could serve as a moral to us in our dream-shadowed times!

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  2. The Bug3 December 2010 at 18:24

    I like this: hope, intricately sewn in each well worn thread - I had a poem that sort of had that concept once (except it was about the gulf oil spill - so not as happy).

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  3. Dr. Jeanne Iris5 December 2010 at 20:06

    Go raibh maith agat, Peter!

    Thank you, Dana. This is the last full week of classes, so I should be able to head over to the other blogs for sure!

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  4. Helen6 December 2010 at 06:51

    The Ladies at the Bar! Love it.

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  5. Totalfeckineejit6 December 2010 at 07:30

    Molly Darcy's looks a mighty place and this is a mighty poem to match! Wooop!

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  6. Dr. Jeanne Iris7 December 2010 at 14:27

    Thanks, Kat. I love it when you use the term, mellifluous. A few years ago, my sister was trying to think of a name for her business as a flutist, and I suggested 'Mellifluous!'

    Thanks, Helen. Ladies setting the bar, eh?

    It IS a mighty place, Peadar. The owners/managers are from Ireland, and they now have three Molly Darcy's along the east coast of the U.S. They're lovely.

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