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Derek Mahon

Derek Mahon (23 November 1941 – 1 October 2020) was an Irish poet.

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"It's practically my subject, my theme: solitude and community; the weirdness and terrors of solitude: the stifling and consolations of community. Also, the consolations of solitude."

- Derek Mahon

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"And in a disused shed in Co. Wexford, Deep in the grounds of a burnt-out hotel, Among the bathtubs and the washbasins A thousand mushrooms crowd to a keyhole."

- Derek Mahon

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"Include me in your lamentations."

- Derek Mahon

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