A RECOLLECTION by Danny Cusack Reproduced with permission from The Journal, the Australian Irish Heritage Association (WA) quarterly. In the summer of 1985, soon after my first move to Ireland, I attended the International Association for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature (IASAIL) conference in Belfast. On the closing day a small man in his mid-60s came over … Continue reading
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‘I now believe that the spiritual life is deeply political’ p.175.
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No new life here and ancient yellowing receipts
hung on rusty nails in the long black rafter beams. Continue reading
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