“In terms of poetry, I worry about being far from the voice of my childhood, the rhythms of Ulster speech, and the liveliness of its dialect. I know there is a vitality to New York talk, but living among people of different cultures does mean you're forced to homogenize and lose the interesting words and phrases in order to be understood.”
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Nick Laird
Nick Laird, born in 1975, is an accomplished Irish novelist known for his distinctive narrative style and profound portrayal of rural Irish life. more
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