Pádraig Ó. Tuama > Quotes

“All the poems are a testament to the process of noticing. A single moment can open a door to an experience that’s bigger than the single moment might imply. Sometimes that opening is a challenge, sometimes it’s a comfort, other times a question. Very occasionally it’s an answer.”
― Pádraig Ó. Tuama, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World

“I’ve never been a fan of the kind of self-talk that asserts how wonderful and brilliant I am – it’s simply untrue. However, saying I’m a damned fool is hardly a helpful alternative. I like how a page of poetry can explore”
― Pádraig Ó. Tuama, 44 Poems on Being with Each Other: A Poetry Unbound Collection