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76: Pat Boran on Hedge School

Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley

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Finding inspiration in the local and near at had, attentive to climate concern and global unrest, to home and homeless, belonging and welcome, concern and global and welcome – on today’s episode we talk to poet and publisher Pat Boran about his eight collection Hedge School

'A writer of great tenderness and lyricism' – Agenda, UK

'... local and international, full of wisdom and wry humour ...' – Irish Literary Supplement, USA

This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.


Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.


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