Derek M.

Derek Mahon was a leading Irish poet known for his lyrical and pessimistic works that were somber or witty, classically structured but full of contemporary themes. He also translated poems and works for the stage. His personal demons and the demons of modern history influenced his poetry, often favoring rhymed verses. Derek drew inspiration from poetic forms and rhyme as a means to impose form on his life's challenges, while also exploring themes of renewal. One of his best-known poems, 'A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford,' used mushrooms bending toward the light as a symbol of renewal and was written in 1973. The poem reflects on the violent bloodletting of the Troubles and includes a plea to not abandon humanity's lost people from Treblinka and Pompeii.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/books/derek-mahon-dead.html

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