Sean Lackey’s resolve was born on Nov. 7, 2010, the day his best friend died.
Lackey and Terry McChrystal met as freshmen at Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School, courtesy of the alphabet and a seating chart. Their friendship grew through four years as Wildcats, then four more as roomies at the University of Dayton. McChrystal went […]
A year ~ it has been one year since I decided to publish a book of my own poetry. Today I signed off on the final proof. First Generation will be out in seven days. Poetry is a funny thing, some love it, most don’t care, and rare is the person […]
Everyone knows of poetry. They know they like it, or don’t. Understand it, or don’t. Most don’t find it a part of their life and don’t miss that. I find the turn of phrase, the said just so, hooks me, eternally. Concise panoramas.
I hate the limits placed on rhyming poetry, but understand […]
1. Festival Legends: Songs & Stories ~ the People Who Made the Music That Defined a People was my first published book,in May, 2006. It is a biographical look at Irish music legends Tommy Makem, Danny Doyle, Johnny McEvoy, Liam Clancy, Tom Sweeney, Batt Burns, New Barleycorn and other significant figures who had such […]
I am 1st generation. My father is from Atteagh Mills, outside Athlone, in the Co. Roscommon. He emigrated to Montreal in 1951; he was not the oldest son. There he met my mom, then came to Cleveland in 1963.
Like most, life has shaped me, changed me from what I was, […]