Mark Fitzpatrick is an Irish writer, poet, literary scholar and professor who writes fiction and essays, and is preparing the publication of a Gothic fin de siècle thriller, as well as a book about myth. He's also an eccentric living on his family domaine in the Bordeaux region of France. CW- swearing, mentions of substance use.
In part 1 we discuss how Poetry is in everything, and everything can be poetic. We wander through language, and cultural distinctions of the irish Diaspora, and what it means to be an irish poet living abroad.
in part 2 we talk about how to get there, learn practical ways to enchant ourselves poetically, and discover what kind of muppet he might be.
You can find and support future projects of Mark Fitzpatrick directly at https://thehollowbehindthehearthstone.com/
https://mark-fitzpatrick.medium.com/
@the_hedge_school on Instagram and
The Hedge School page on FB
Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Mickey Dam guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.html
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