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St Kevin and the Blackbird

“Keeping Going”

Kelly Candaele
Summer 2021

September 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

What help can poetry be during a pandemic? This summer it feels like Ireland needs Americans and Americans need Ireland more than ever. I have visited Ireland close to twenty times since my first trip there in the late 1970s, drawn by the country’s remarkable beauty, justly famous hospitality, and, during the 90s, by my interest in American involvement in the Northern … [Read more...] about “Keeping Going”

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