It includes a poem written for the occasion, “Woman of the Mountain”, by Irish poet #PaulDurcan who passed away earlier this year, letters & cards from children, the text of Robinson's inaugural address, guest lists, press cuttings, a facsimile of her signed oath of office,..
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So sorry to hear of Irish poet #PaulDurcan ‘s passing. The Mary Robinson archive @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social contains several letters & cards from Durcan to Robinson inc this postcard of the Berlin Wall wishing the “Wall breaker in Ireland 1990” success in the presidential election. @president.ie
Very sad to hear about the passing of Paul Durcan - one of my favourite poets & whose work I am so fond of. Years ago on QFM, myself and Anna D'Alton discussed Durcan's work in the second episode of our show Reader's Hour open.spotify.com/episode/4kFC...
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The @nlireland.bsky.social is deeply saddened by the death of #PaulDurcan, one of Ireland’s most distinctive poetic voices.
In 2024, we acquired a 2nd tranche of Durcan’s papers. This archive, covering the 1960s-present, incs notebooks, drafts, letters & personal items: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
Master of the bizarre ordinary. Had the pleasure of seeing him read many times. Kept me sane and inspired! Mesmerising man. God bless him. #PaulDurcan #Poetry
RIP #PaulDurcan
And, thank you.
Extract of the poem 'Nessa'
Extract from the #poem #Nessa from 'O Westport In The Light Of Asia Minor' by #PaulDurcan, published by Harvill Secker.
In Nov, the NLI acquired Durcan's archive: nli.ie/news-stories...
©Paul Durcan 1967, 1975, 1982, 1993, 1995. Reprinted by permission of The Random House Group Ltd
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