A Farewell to English

Name: A Farewell to English
Author: Michael Hartnett

by Michael Hartnett

Poetry in Irish language rejecting English literary tradition and asserting Irish cultural identity

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Michael Hartnett

Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish Gaelic and made a famous declaration in 1975 that he would henceforth write only in Irish. A Farewell to English is his most celebrated poem.

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