Padraig O'Broin
b"Padraig O'Broin (J. Patrick Byrne), 1908-1967, was an internationally known Canadian Poet. He ranks among the great Canadian Poets of his time - Al Purdy, Milton Acorn. He worked as Poetry Editor for the Canadian Authors Association and McClelland Stewart publishers. Padraig, who came to Canada from Ireland in 1913 with his family was also a Gaelic poet, scholar and translator. He taught himself Irish and founded and edited Celtic/Gaelic Journals in the 1950's. P\\xe1draig \\xd3 Broin, his Irish-language poetry, and his Celtic journals are little known. This essay surveys \\xd3 Broin\\u2019s life, his poems in Irish, and the two journals, including their range of material and main contributors. Sjef Frenken has composed music to accompany 20 of O'Broin's poems and produced a CD of the music and poetry. http://www.byte-town.ca/music.htm"