The Long Weekend

Rita Ann Higgins- poetry became a national salve during the pandemic, uniquely capturing the mood of the country as read live on radio from RT-s Brendan O-Connor Show. This collection of poetry, containing the bank holiday poems heard on the show and many others, sets a tone for all seasons. From bank holidays to saints- days and many other annual celebrations on the Irish calendar year, they are at times uplifting, at times nostalgic, always reflective of real life. With poems such as L-nasa, I Thought Saw St. Brigit Today, My Mother Loved Me in Red, The P-ca, Visiting My Father at Christmas and All Souls- Day, The Long Weekend leaves no question that Rita Ann Higgins is the people-s poet.