The Poetry of Patrick Kavanagh - Quiz

1. What Dublin location provided a focus for Kavanagh’s poetry of rebirth in his later years?

2. How old was Kavanagh’s “child poet” in ‘A Christmas Childhood’?

3. What European political incident is referred to in “Epic”?

4. What poem of Kavangh is set to the air of ‘The Dawning of the Day’?

5. Who does Kavanagh address in “Advent”?

6. In “Iniskeen Road: July evening” what activity was taking place?

7. What causes Kavanagh’s heart to be “badly shaken” in the poem “Shancoduff”?

8. What county was Kavanagh from?