Rhododendron Gardens, Howth: A Poetry Film
HERE’S A SHORT FILM, based on my poem Rhododendron Gardens, Howth, made during the lockdown travel restrictions of recent weeks. The poem itself is a couple
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cabra, 1980
Punk rockers Siouxsie and the Banshees’ legendary gig in a local cinema in Cabra, north Dublin in 1980 is the subject – or part of
Brazilian Journal of Irish Studies: An Interview
“A poem wants to change a perspective on the world. That is its ambition: An Interview with Pat Boran.” SINCERE THANKS to Melania Terrazas Gallego
A Man Is Only As Good: A Poetry Film
A Man Is Only As Good is a short film based on my poem of the same name. Something of an experiment in these strange
Seed, a poem for Greta Thunberg
A new poem, written on a visit to Vilnius, Lithuania in May 2019, and dedicated to Greta Thunberg, in admiration of her courage, energy and
Audio: The Children of Alcoholics
“I think that’s what the purpose of poems is, to step outside of easy and polite conversation, and sometimes to say something … that begins