Poetry from the Back Room 11: Patrick Kavanagh

Unlike my friend Hayden Murphy I never knew Patrick Kavanagh. Hayden appears in several  Kavanagh biographies and in fact published him in his legendary 'Broadsheet'. There are many many outstanding Irish poets but for pathos, empathy and style no-one beats Kavanagh at his best. Some further information on Kavanagh here, as well as Hayden's Broadsheet.

https://allpoetry.com/Patrick-Kavanagh

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/literary-dublin-in-the-1960s-1.1044291