A winner in The Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition 2007.
"This is a quiet poetry, strong with the humours and occasional horrors of country life, affectionate but never sentimental, its music grave and necessary as time."
Alison Brackenbury
"Their apparent simplicity arises from well-digested experience and a habit of accurate observation. Not a word is wasted, but there is tenderness and humour here and a very good ear at work."
Meg Peacocke
Padraig O’Morain was born in Ladytown, Co Kildare in Ireland. He grew up on a farm but a dislike of hard work led him into journalism. He now makes his living as a journalist and counsellor and has written a number of books on health-related issues. His poetry has appeared in Irish and English magazines and on the internet. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.
"This is a quiet poetry, strong with the humours and occasional horrors of country life, affectionate but never sentimental, its music grave and necessary as time."
Alison Brackenbury
"Their apparent simplicity arises from well-digested experience and a habit of accurate observation. Not a word is wasted, but there is tenderness and humour here and a very good ear at work."
Meg Peacocke
Padraig O’Morain was born in Ladytown, Co Kildare in Ireland. He grew up on a farm but a dislike of hard work led him into journalism. He now makes his living as a journalist and counsellor and has written a number of books on health-related issues. His poetry has appeared in Irish and English magazines and on the internet. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.