As we remember Irish poet and writer Pat Ingoldsby, who has passed away aged 82, let us not forget what made him so special.
Sure, he presented shows on TV for children, but when everyone else wanted to hang them or flog them, he taught poetry to prisoners. He turned his back on fame ...
Sure, he presented shows on TV for children, but when everyone else wanted to hang them or flog them, he taught poetry to prisoners. He turned his back on fame ...
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He could get very angry about things, especially injustice or cruelty or bullying, and he had an enormous contempt for the "worthies" on the art scene who looked at his directness and honesty and thought it ...
After moving to Sweden, I would always stop and talk to him & buy his latest book (or a second copy, if I already had it) when I visited Dublin.
When my first book came out I met him on O'Connell St. & he was very happy for me.
"I'd love to read that," he said.
"Easons is open, sure you'll be back in no time," he said, and off I went to spend €16.99 on my own book to give to him.
The next time I saw him, his kind words about that book filled me with joy - he'd hate it, but it was like I'd passed a test.
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I always used to leave him with ...
"You will indeed," he'd answer, and then he'd look away and go back to watching the street, and you'd wonder if you'd ever been there at all.
Then I went back once and he wasn't there any more, as he'd stopped his street-selling.