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From the early 1970s the Irish midland town of Portlaoise became
famous as the home of the country's maximum security political
prison. A childhood on the Main Street of that "once congested, now
double by-passed town" afforded prize-winning poet Pat Boran a
unique insight into its workings at the time, as it did into
small-town life in general. Here are extraordinary glimpses of bog
men and bogey men, of the town's first colour television and the
national debate over its first public toilet... Here too are
stories of coming of age, of high jinks and low deeds, of events
and characters both wonderful and deeply strange. And here too is
the shadow of the northern conflict, seen through the lens of a
southern Irish town with claims to being the place where the
British Empire began-and the first shots were fired of the 1916
Rising. Part memoir, part social history, part meditation on
community itself, The Invisible Prison is a funny, moving,
surprising and by times heart-breaking look at Irish life-and Irish
family life-and the energies and passions that animate it.
Following his widely acclaimed prose memoir The Invisible Prison
(2009), and his New and Selected Poems (2005, reissued 2007),
popular Irish poet Pat Boran's first full-length collection of
poems in over a decade sees him explore questions of love,
belonging and connection in poems that, more than ever, are
influenced by song, recognising that small and great challenges
alike may be entry points to new beginnings, and that the instinct
to sing and praise has seldom been more relevant or crucial.
Despite appearing to echo the promise of religious belief, The Next
Life of the title is entirely to be found in the here-and-now and
the near-to-hand, in the play of sparrows on a lawn, in the
mortality-exploring games of his two small children ('Let's Die'),
and, against the noise and distractions of the world, in the trust
and faith of lovers "whispering together / words never uttered
before."
This compilation is an invitation to explore, street by street, one
of the world's most famous literary cities through the poems and
songs it has inspired both in English and Irish, by contemporary as
well as historical writers.
Now in its 21st year, the Dedalus Press is one of the major poetry
imprints in Ireland. In Wingspan: A Dedalus Sampler, poet and
publisher Pat Boran presents a selection of recent and new work by
28 Irish and international poets on the Dedalus list - among them
Fergus Allen, Thomas Kinsella, Dolores Stewart and Macdara Woods -
showing something of the range and diversity that is the hallmark
of the Dedalus list.
Irish poetry is among the most vibrant language cultures in the
world. A decade on from the landmark anthology Watching the River
Flow: A Century in Irish Poetry (Poetry Ireland, 1999), Flowing,
Still reissues the ten introductory essays from that book-by some
of the best-known figures in contemporary Irish poetry, among them
Seamus Heaney, John Montague, Nuala N Dhomhnaill, Eavan Boland and
Ciaran Carson-adding a number of extended essays which bring the
book up to the present day. This new volume aims to provide
students and general readers alike with an affordable single-volume
introduction to Irish poetry since 1900-in the words of some of its
finest living practitioners.
How do writers write? What do they do when they're stuck for ideas?
Or how do they take those still vague ideas to the next level,
maybe even all the way to publication? Whether you belong to a
writing group running low on steam, or are struggling on your own
and looking for some helpful direction, this book - now in its
fifth reprinting and updated for this new edition - offers all the
practical assistance you'll ever need. Covering everything from
ideas for generating raw material to form and technique in poetry
and prose, prize-winning poet and writer Pat Boran (who has
conducted hundreds of writing workshops over the years) takes a
hands-on approach to the creative writing process, concluding with
a new section for those considering their own first steps towards
publication. Accessible, enjoyable and stimulating, The Portable
Creative Writing Workshop is an ideal starting point (and travel
companion) for anyone setting out on the writer's journey. ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Poet, fiction writer and publisher Pat Boran has been
conducting writing workshops for many years. In that time he has
published more than a dozen collections of poetry and prose and has
edited more than a hundred books by other poets and writers. He is
a former editor of Poetry Ireland Review, has presented poetry and
arts programmes on radio and television, and is a member of
Aosdana, the Irish affiliation of writers and artists. His most
recent publications are The Next Life (poems, 2013) and the prose
memoir The Invisible Prison (2009
Cliona Ni Riordain presents a bilingual English-French selection of
the work of four Irish poets published: Pat Boran, Katherine Duffy,
Mary Montague and Gerry Murphy. An ideal companion for students of
contemporary Irish poetry. "The oral essence of poetry is more
marked in Ireland than possibly anywhere else; this is without
doubt linked to the bardic tradition, with its reliance on
assonance as an aid to memorisation. In Irish poetry, the private
nature of poetry is perhaps less important than poetry seen as a
form of public art, which includes the recitation of favourite
poems and poetry readings given by the poets themselves ... or by
readers. The Irish attraction for this type of event is without an
equivalent in France" - from the Preface. Brought up in an
Irish-speaking family in Cork, Cliona Ni Riordain is a Maitre de
Conferences at the University of the Sorbonne Nouvelle, where she
teaches translation and Irish Studies (language and literature).
Following his widely acclaimed prose memoir The Invisible Prison
(2009), and New and Selected Poems (2005, reissued 2007), The Next
LIfe is Pat Boran's first full-length collection of poems in over a
decade and sees him exploring questions of love, belonging and
connection in poems that, more than ever, are influenced by music
and song, aware that challenges of all sizes may be entry points to
new beginnings and that the instinct to sing and praise has seldom
been more relevant or crucial. Despite echoing the promise of
religious belief, The Next Life of the title is entirely to be
found in the here-and-now and the near-to-hand, in the play of
sparrows on a lawn, in the mortality-exploring games of his two
small children ('Let's Die'), and, against the noise and
distractions of the world, in the trust and faith of lovers
"whispering together / words never uttered before."
An anthology of prose and poetry by some of the best-known living
Irish writers, in support of the voluntary body Shine, supporting
people affected by mental ill health. Contributors include Colm
Toibin, Colum McCann, Claire Keegan, John Montague, Brendan
Kennelly, Paula Meehan, Kevin Barry, Thomas Kinsella, Nuala Ni
Dhomhnaill and many others. Edited and introduced by Pat Boran with
a Foreword by broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan.
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