Derek Walsh

 This thoughtful creative forgot he wasn’t at University any more- his life long learning is such.
Literary interests are poetry,reading and writing,  and impressionism art.
Liked Kavanagh, Heaney, Phillip Larkin and eloquented John Milton.
“Art for me is my solemn foundry”.
A long time scribe of 30 + years experience.
“I once destroyed a handwritten book of mine because it was a bad influence on me”.
Favourite book; “Birdsong” by Sebastian Faulks
Favourite poem; anything with fauna by John Keats.
Favourite other writing outlet; Poetry in the Park, by the Shannon once a month.
Favourite word growing up; ‘nocturnal’, meaning “thriving at night”.
[attending Inklings for 3 years now]

Derek Walsh