Ireland might always be associated with the land. That's certainly the way it was for much of the 20th Century and while certain Irish poets sought to romanticise this connection between the land and it's people Patrick Kavanagh chose to do the exact opposite. Kavanagh was a poet who chose instead to look at every aspect of Irish society seeming to revel in the less polished side.

In this poem Epic he looks at the narrow world view of those restricted by rural communities and settings. In doing so he exposes the short sightedness of the Irish perspective on land and wealth. At the same time it is a poem of reflection that hopes to find some empathy for those self same people.

You can find a copy of the poem here: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/epic/

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