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A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter I

imram

Dialect
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An Irish voyage poem describing a hero's journey across the western sea to supernatural islands, a form central to early Irish literature and a persistent metaphor for spiritual and poetic quest.

Detailed Definition
The imram (voyage) is one of the distinctive narrative genres of early Irish literature, describing sea journeys to paradisiacal or terrifying otherworld islands beyond the western horizon. The most celebrated examples are the Imram Brain (Voyage of Bran) and the Imram Curaig Maíle Dúin (Voyage of Máel Dúin). These texts blend Christian and pre-Christian otherworld concepts, imagining the ocean as a space of spiritual testing and wonder. The imram provided Irish and Anglo-Irish poets with a powerful metaphor for artistic and spiritual quest, and its imagery of islands, waves, and transformation recurs throughout the tradition from medieval times to the twentieth century.
Example
Example in poetry:
The imram describes sea voyages to mysterious distant islands; Heroes undertake imram that lead to encounters with supernatural beings; The imram tests navigational skills and courage against ocean dangers; Poets use imram framework to explore themes of exploration and discovery; The imram often results in transformation of protagonist's understanding of world; Maritime imram reflect Ireland's geographical relationship with surrounding seas.
Additional Notes
Imram is a genre of voyage poem describing a journey across the sea to otherworldly islands. It combines adventure with spiritual quest, often leading to enlightenment or transformation. The sea is a dangerous but necessary medium for crossing boundaries. In poetry, imram explores themes of exile, discovery, and the limits of human knowledge. It reflects Ireland's island geography and maritime culture. The imram structure allows for episodic encounters with marvels, testing the hero's faith and courage.
Also Known As
voyage poem sea journey otherworld voyage
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