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Derek Mahon Quotes

1941–2020 Ireland

Derek Mahon (23 November 1941 – 1 October 2020) was an Irish poet.

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And in a disused shed in Co. Wexford,
Deep in the grounds of a burnt-out hotel,
Among the bathtubs and the washbasins
A thousand mushrooms crowd to a keyhole.

It's practically my subject, my theme: solitude and community; the weirdness and terrors of solitude: the stifling and consolations of community. Also, the consolations of solitude.

Include me in your lamentations.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Derek Mahon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.