Oscar Wilde quipped, Seamus Heaney drank, W.B. Yeats shopped
On St. Patrick's Day, a quick look at famous Irish poets visiting Chicago, with a nod to other newcomers whose poetry we have ...
Correction: Dylan Thomas was a Welshman. From Wales.
“Dylan Thomas is Welsh, not Irish,” someone commented, anonymously. The only thing worse than being awake at 4 a.m. is ...
Moth Poetry Prize shortlist revealed
Seamus Heaney Fellow, Fiona Benson, has chosen her shortlist of four for this year’s Moth Poetry Prize, and commended a ...
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Forget Meat and Potatoes, Ireland’s Seafood Era Is Upon Us and It’s Delicious
Instead, the Irish have traditionally looked landward ... and shucked oysters for the likes of Paul Newman and poet Seamus Heaney, a frequent customer, whose handwritten tribute to oysters hangs ...
Forget Meat and Potatoes, Ireland’s Seafood Era Is Upon Us and It’s Delicious
Instead, the Irish have traditionally looked landward for their ingredients ... the Morans have baked brown bread and shucked oysters for the likes of Paul Newman and poet Seamus Heaney, a frequent ...