It’s kind of a big deal here in America.
I get a bit irritated though because it’s more minstrel show than celebration of heritage.
It’s not that we’re not big drinkers, we are…or at least tend to be, but we drink and…
Have some pints in the pub with some good conversation…
Pour some good whiskey and have a bit of a brood. Sounds morose, but that’s where are comes from. That’s why so much great poetry and drama and literature comes from such a tiny island.
That’s where this blog comes in.
My inspiration came from two places:
- The whiskey pictured here on the home page, Writer’s Tears. I was at a wine tasting at a local shop and they also offered a tasting of this whiskey. The proprietress was compelled to explain to me that there were many famous Irish writers.
- This article about 15 Irish Writers you’ve probably never heard of.
I thought to myself, “Self, why don’t you read some Irish writers over the next year or so and write about them.”
I’m thinking I’ll begin with Beckett, even though he is an Orangeman which makes it a bit of a sacrilege on this holy day, but since I am primarily a playwright, it seems like the logical choice.
Sláinte
Reading Irish Writers 