Most poetry launches don’t begin on the veranda of an art gallery with a dozen kids listening to a poet reading about some crazy monkeys named Fredericka and Fred . Writing and reading this poem was my way of thanking … Continue reading
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Linen tough as history
Michael’s speech makes me blush, but here it is. Thank you Michael. Michael Sharkey’s launch speech In a poem called ‘Advice to Poets’, Kevin Brophy says in relation to other poets, ‘Tell them nothing. They steal everything. / They are … Continue reading
