Van the Man and the sunken city

Memoir: Ireland is a small country; indomitable, yes, but tiny; disproportionate in ambition and in talents, and absolutely chockfull of writers. What was it Kavanagh reckoned? A standing army of 5,000 poets? And that was even before courses in Creative Writing. If you stand around long enough, north or south, some poet'll soon come and claim your ground, and start hymning it on your behalf. Login or subscribe for more.

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