Mnemosyne Lay In Dust ~ Memories of Austin Clarke.
A short film by S H Bean and loaded by UCC Ireland where the poet takes on the persona of Maurice Devane to recount his experiences in a mental hospital in Dublin and it is worth a little of your time to do some research on this, either via Youtube or Wikipedia or whatever source you find most suitable. I first came across Austin Clarke a long time ago from a recording by Liam Clancy 'The Planter's Daughter' and it's a piece of magic. He changes it some but there was nobody better than Liam to recite poetry. Locking people up in mental institutions and the awful outcomes of the practice was something of the norm back them and there are a number of books on the subject though the only one I've read was by Ken Kesey and sure you're all familiar with that. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry is another and there is one much closer to home. Anyway, time to sign off - it's Sunday morning. With thanks to UCC and S H Bean.
Austin Clarke: 9 May 1896 - 19 March 1974
Mnemosyne: The Titan Godess of Memory.
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