
Poetry Film: A Man Is Only As Good
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

An Interview in The Examiner, July 2019
‘My biggest challenge in life so far has been keeping optimistic.’ An interview on making poems, and other matters, published in The Examiner, July 2019.

Detached Lyricism and Universal Rootednes: Essay and Interview by Dr. Pilar Villar Argaiz
In June 2019 Studi Irlandesi published an extended critical article on my work as well as an interview by Dr. Pilar Villar Argaiz. Sincere thanks

Then Again reviewed in The Irish Times
Martina Evans reviews Then Again in The Irish Times, 01 June 2019 Pat Boran’s seventh poetry collection, Then Again (€12.50, Dedalus Press), is described by