“The genuinely innovatory, the truly 'experiential' poetry is always firmly rooted in the achievement of the past.”

— Vernon Scannell

A Proper Gentleman, 1977

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British boxer and poet 1922–2007

Dennis O'Driscoll (1954–2012) Irish poet, critic

Interview by email with Elizabeth MacDonald 2004, published 'Poetry Ireland Review'
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