Máirtín Ó Direáin
Frank Sewell on Editing and Translating Máirtín Ó Direáin: An Interview
This month, Máirtín Ó Direáin’s Selected Poems/Rogha Dánta was released in the US, the first time his work has been published outside of Ireland. We wanted to know more about Ó Direáin’s place in Irish-language poetry, as well as editor Frank Sewell’s process in selecting and translating these poems. Brian Ó Conchubhair, Associate Professor of Irish Language and Literature at the University of Notre Dame, led a fascinating conversation with Sewell, the transcription of which we’ve included here.
Continue ReadingPoem of the Week: “Mo Cheirdse/My Craft” by Máirtín Ó Direáin
It’s all patience—my craft.
I’m like a fisherman
Waiting for a trout.