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On Good Friday, 1998, soon after we had arrived at our new home in County Cork, a man hooted his horn outside our back gate.
Dec 22, 2024
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I chose The Divine Comedy as my school prize in 1960.
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Plutarch: “When destiny raises a base character by acts of great importance, it reveals his lack of substance.”
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My Illustrious Poetical Career Part Five
A happy and holy Christmas and a preposterous New Year to all my readers. Both of you. You know who you are!
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My cultural education began when I was little more than a baby.
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My Illustrious Poetical Career Part Four
I subscribed to PN Review and was Facebook friends with the editor Michael Schmidt.
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My Illustrious Poetical Career Part Three
I got into an intense poetry writing mode when I was living in Ireland.
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