Fiacc

 

Radio Interview

 

Padraic Fiacc was born in Belfast in the mid-1920s and migrated with his family to New York in search of a less violent society - unfortunately they found themselves in the notorious Hell's Kitchen area where social problems were rife and gang warfare raged. Coming back to Belfast later in his life, Fiacc recognised many of these social problems and was able to write about them with an outsider's eye. His straightforward language and spare, stark style marked him out from the more lyrical poets writing in the great Irish tradition, and for decades he has been cold-shouldered by the literary establishment. Brian Patten tells the story, illustrated with some of Fiacc's most poignant and sometimes disturbing poems.

Find out about Padraic Fiacc on Radio 4's Lost Voices programme this Sunday 2nd May at 4.30pm.

It will also be available as podcast on BBC Radio 4 Listen Again  for the rest of the week- so if you miss it you can find it via your computer:

 

Pádraic Fiacc

 

Pádraic Fiacc‘s was born in Belfast in 1924. His poetry is a vivid documentary of his extraordinary life lived between Belfast and New York. Themes in his poems include nature, mythology and conflict. Often called ‘the troubles poet’ Pádraic Fiacc has written a body of work exploring many aspects of the Troubles. read more

SEA SIXTY BOOK

 

The Launch & Film Evening on Monday 25th September 2006 (SEA - Sixty Years of Poetry by Pádraic Fiacc), was a hugh success and indeed was the largest attended in the Linen Hall library. The Book can be purchased on this web site by clicking here. Click here to view the images of the Book Launch > Poet Pádraic Fiacc is celebrated at Belfast literary festival A new book and a short film on the work of ‘the troubles poet’, Pádraic Fiacc were presented to a packed Linenhall Library yesterday evening [Monday 25 September, 7.30 p.m. Guests were captivated by readings of Fiacc’s works by friends and fellow poets including Trinity College Professor, Gerald Dawe. Pádraic Fiacc is a member of Aosdána, a prestigious affiliation of Irish artists, which counts Seamus Heaney, Ciarán Carson and Medbh McGuckian in its ranks. Fiacc has attracted a great deal of media attention, and was interviewed by Melvyn Bragg on the South Bank Show.

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