Eavan Boland

Irish poet.

Born September 24th, 1944 in Dublin.

Died April 27th, 2020 at 75 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Occupations
academic, essayist, literary critic, literary scholar, poet, university teacher, writer
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche