A poet is never one of the people. He is detached, remote, and the life of small-time dances and talk about football would not be for him. He might take part but could not belong. Patrick Kavanagh belongdancedetach Change image and share on social
Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination. Patrick Kavanagh alcoholbadenemy Change image and share on social
I want to reveal in a simple way the usual - and unusual - life of the city; the corporation workman, the busmen, policemen, the civil servants, the theatres, Moore Street and also, what occupies so large a place in Dublin's life, the literary and artistic. Patrick Kavanagh artisticbusmancity share on social
How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life. Patrick Kavanagh dabblelifeman Change image and share on social
The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the graveyard. Patrick Kavanagh bringdeadfood Change image and share on social
Yeats, protected to some extent by the Nationalistic movement, wrote out of a somewhat protected world, and so his work does not touch life deeply. Patrick Kavanagh deeplyextentlife Change image and share on social
Ay - 'The Green Fool' business, the libel action over the head of it - did me a lot of damage. It destroyed the momentum. Patrick Kavanagh actionbusinessdamage Change image and share on social
In its truest manifestation, where it gives judgments, poetry is super-luxury. It would be interesting to see what would happen to a High Court judge if he were forced to follow the true poetic formula, doing the job for love, being forced into pubs for relief. Patrick Kavanagh courtfollowforce share on social
Letting the facts speak for themselves is an immoral principle when we all know that facts and figures can be selected to prove anything. Patrick Kavanagh factfigureimmoral Change image and share on social
What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true. Patrick Kavanagh appearnewspaperseldom Change image and share on social
