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Irish Essayist | 5 | Peak Oil, Prozac, and Philosophical Pessimism by Eoin Madigan
A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…
Irish Essayist | 4 | My Green Mile by Aoife Ui Bhriann
A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…
Irish Essayist | 3 | Ghosts on the Third Floor by Siobhan Ryan-Bovey
A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…
Irish Essayist | 1 | Girls Blush, Sometimes by Carol Ballantine
A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…
Literary Autobiography or Indulgent Fluff? | The Personal Essay in Ireland
Most of us can recall the personal essay from our Leaving Cert English papers: that chance to write about our own lives and reflect on the world in all our eighteen year old wisdom. Who doesn't love a bit of self-indulgence?
Though long…