One way or another, words have always accompanied Pat. He read extensively during his childhood and, from his bedroom at night, would listen to his father typing out short stories in Irish for national newspapers. In 1977, Pat put together his very first collection of poems - Up The Leg Of Your Jacket - and sold over one thousand copies going from door to door. His first three collections of poems - 'Up The Let Of Your Jacket', 'Rhyme Doesn't With Reason' and 'You've Just Finished Reading This Title' - were reunited into one book, 'Welcome To My Head, Please Remove Your Boots', of which there have been two different editions (1986 and 1991). From then on, Pat published a collection of poems almost every other year. In all, he has written over 20 books and recorded two CDs of himself saying his own poems. Up until the early 1990s, Pat travelled across Ireland performing his poems, solo, in all sorts of venues. It was also in the early 1990s that he began selling his books on the streets of Dublin. The covers for the Willow Publication books and for the CDs were designed by graphic designer and childhood friend Steve Averill.
PAT'S BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WINDING STAIR BOOKSHOP IN DUBLIN CENTRE, OR AT NOLAN'S HARDWARE STORE IN CLONTARF. HIS LAST BOOK, A SELECTION OF POEMS - IN DUBLIN THEY REALLY TELL YOU THINGS - IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT MOLI's. ALL SHOPS SHIP BOOKS WORLDWIDE.
IN DUBLIN THEY REALLY TELL YOU THINGS Selected poems, 1986-2021 MoLI editions, 2022 pages : 220 edited by Vivienne Baillie only available at MoLI's |
UP THE LEG OF YOUR JACKET Pat's third collection of poems RHYME DOESN'T WITH REASON Pat's second collection of poems |