The Sadness of Evening Is Upon Me

The Sadness of Evening Is Upon Me audio

This poem was written on the Greek island of Syros in late November 1983 and was published in Patrick Stack’s first poetry collection, The Parting (Amethyst Dragon, 2013). The drawing featured is one of several made especially for the collection by Orla Walsh.
The recording was made at the poet’s home on 10 May 2020.