Today’s poem is "Dawn at St Patrick's" by Derek Mahon, an Irish poet who died in 2020 at the age of 78.
This is Episode 6 of this series called "Beginnings", which started with "How Dark the Beginning" by Maggie Smith in Episode 201.
<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/92165/dawn-at-st-patrick39s" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">You can read the poem here</a>

Today’s poem is "Dawn at St Patrick's" by Derek Mahon, an Irish poet who died in 2020 at the age of 78. This is Episode 6 of this series called "Beginnings", which started with "How Dark the Beginning" by Maggie Smith in Episode 201. You can read the poem here

Today’s poem is "Dawn at St Patrick's" by Derek Mahon, an Irish poet who died in 2020 at the age of 78.
This is Episode 6 of this series called "Beginnings", which started with "How Dark the Beginning" by Maggie Smith in Episode 201.
<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/92165/dawn-at-st-patrick39s" rel="noopener noreferrer">You can read the poem here</a>

Ep. 206: "Dawn at St Patrick's" by Derek Mahon

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Poems for the Speed of Life is a podcast to bring the power of poetry to your day. Each episode includes a reading of a one poem, some thoughts and ideas, and an invitation to allow it to speak to you however it does. Poetry is a vital exploration of the world, of ourselves, of ourselves in the world. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave Poems for the Speed of Life a rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so other people can find it too.

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