What it says in the papers

Probably one of the most dramatic front pages of the year from the Limerick Leader occurred during UL rag week last month. The photos and story provoked heated response. Subsequently I then came across this short piece from Emma O Brien, an American student, whose work was featured here before. Here are two poems written during Rag week UL 08

Rag Week, Day One

Awakened by the sound of falsetto singing
I open the blinds to the early morning sun.
It is Aidan, drunk and having stayed up all night
Off to play tennis at 8am with a beer in each hand.
So this is Rag Week.

Rag Week, Day Five

On my walk to class amongst the broken glass
I stumble upon a trail of blood.
I follow it down the sidewalk to its source:
A lone tooth, abandoned on the pavement.
The price one pays for Rag Week.