For National Poetry Month, we offer a few of our favorite poems by Pádraig Ó Tuama .
Pádraig Ó Tuama is one of our favorite poets, and we’re delighted to share these poems with you.
The Facts of Life
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Snippet:
That you were born
and you will die.
That you will sometimes love enough
and sometimes not.
That you will get tired.
That you will learn most from situations
you did not choose.
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