Sheehan Quirke

The poem now shifts to a proactive tone, urging readers to recognise ‘the whole bloody show’ for what it is.

In part five of Sheehan Quirke’s serialised ‘Millennials’ poem, the lines between offensive and acceptable are blurry.

Sheehan Quirke reflects on being able to chase dreams and be unafraid.

In the third part of Millennials, Sheehan Quirke writes about putting things off until tomorrow.

A whole generation who never knew fear, / But don’t blame us for having it all

Sheehan Quirke writes on how social media can disconnect us from our surroundings.

‘Your platitudes are flattering my dear, / But I couldn’t give a blighty for what the devil is here. / After all, I can see the whole city reflected in your eyes, / So why look anywhere else?’

‘In Paris and under the arches and the ivory hotels, in the oilcloth

Flutter of nights on-the-run from everything we left behind.

With your dark eyes and my golden hair, the transience is all

That keeps us going.’