Irish poet known for his rural themes and profound psychological descriptions. His works are often set in the Irish countryside, depicting the hardships and hopes of farmers.
Related Quotes
Source: Selected poems
Source: Tarry Flynn
Source: Collected Pruse
“What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.”
Source: Collected Pruse
“Malice is only another name for mediocrity.”
Source: Collected Pruse
“A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.”
Source: Collected Pruse
“There is something wrong with a work of art if it can be understood by a policeman.”
“God cannot catch us. Unless we stay in the unconscious room. Of our hearts.”
Source: No Earthly Estate: God and Patrick Kavanagh : an Anthology
Source: Selected poems
Source: Collected Pruse
“On the stem of memory imaginations blossom.”
Source: No Earthly Estate: God and Patrick Kavanagh : an Anthology
Source: Collected Pruse