Publication there [in Nimbus] was to prove a turning point… The publication of his next volume of verse, Come Dance with Kitty Stobling, was to be directly linked to the mini-collection in Nimbus, and his Collected Poems (1964)
Macmillan's rejection had left him very downcast... Patrick Swift was invited to peruse the contents and decided that the poems should be published. - Patrick Kavanagh
Macmillan's rejection had left him very downcast... Patrick Swift was invited to peruse the contents and decided that the poems should be published.
- Patrick Kavanagh
Publication there [in Nimbus] was to prove a turning point… The publication of his next volume of verse, Come Dance with Kitty Stobling, was to be di… - Patrick Kavanagh
Publication there [in Nimbus] was to prove a turning point… The publication of his next volume of verse, Come Dance with Kitty Stobling, was to be di…
A sweeping statement is the only statement worth listening to. The critic without faith gives balanced opinions, usually about second-rate writers. - Patrick Kavanagh
A sweeping statement is the only statement worth listening to. The critic without faith gives balanced opinions, usually about second-rate writers.
The bicycles go by in twos and threes - There's a dance in Billy Brennan's barn to-night, And there's the half-talk code of mysteries And the wink… - Patrick Kavanagh
The bicycles go by in twos and threes - There's a dance in Billy Brennan's barn to-night, And there's the half-talk code of mysteries And the wink…
It often occurs to me that we love most what makes us miserable. In my opinion the damned are damned because they enjoy being damned. - Patrick Kavanagh
It often occurs to me that we love most what makes us miserable. In my opinion the damned are damned because they enjoy being damned.
Malice is only another name for mediocrity. - Patrick Kavanagh
Malice is only another name for mediocrity.
We are not alone in our loneliness, others have been here and known griefs we thought our special own. - Patrick Kavanagh
We are not alone in our loneliness, others have been here and known griefs we thought our special own.
A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men. - Patrick Kavanagh
A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.
It is impossible to read the daily press without being diverted from reality. You are full of enthusiasm for the eternal verities - life is worth liv… - Patrick Kavanagh
It is impossible to read the daily press without being diverted from reality. You are full of enthusiasm for the eternal verities - life is worth liv…
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