This poem was a delight, one which had many of the qualities and features of Swift's verse at its most witty and humane. It has, like so many of Swift's gentler satires, a very clear sense of drama, and a beautifully controlled handling of a variety of characters. The central character, Father Jack, is an amusing and vivid element in this drama, a sympathetic figure because he is presented as quite lonely and confused. His ironic and sceptical observations upon many of his well-heeled parishoners are delivered with wonderful skill through ingenious and often most inventive rhymes - another hallmark of Swiftian comic verse. This is a subtle and humourous poem, one which shows great poetic imagination combined with a high level of technical skill. My congratulations to the author!

Professor Joe McMinn, University of Ulster