A Christmas Childhood
by Patrick Kavanagh
Within ‘A Christmas Childhood’ Kavanagh explores themes of memory, coming of age, and imagination. The poem contains the recollections of
Patrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. His best-known novel is Tarry Flynn, set in the 1930s in Ireland. His work engages with themes like family, home life, and life in Ireland. He died in November 1967 at the age of 63.
Within ‘A Christmas Childhood’ Kavanagh explores themes of memory, coming of age, and imagination. The poem contains the recollections of
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I do not think of you lying in the wet clay
Of a Monaghan graveyard; I see
You walking down a lane among the poplars
On your way to the station, or happily
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