The Hospital by Patrick Kavanaugh

The hospital by the Irish poet Patrick Kavanaugh is in the words of the listener who sent it to us reminiscent of William Carlos Williams' adage, No Ideas but in Things. They write, Kavanaugh draws on his experience in a hospital being treated for lung cancer to remind us to focus on the imminent beauty and mystery that even the most mundane objects and places can show us if we're prepared to record them without clap trap. If you have any comments or suggestions for poems you'd like me to read, we'd love to hear from you. You can send us an email at podcast at theamericonscholar.org or comment on our website theamericons cholar.org.