{"id":442,"date":"2014-04-16T00:36:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T04:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2014-04-16T02:15:52","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T06:15:52","slug":"portraits-of-irish-poet-micheal-osiadhail-pronounced-mee-hall-oh-sheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/home\/2014\/04\/16\/portraits-of-irish-poet-micheal-osiadhail-pronounced-mee-hall-oh-sheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits of Irish Poet Micheal O&#8217;Siadhail (pronounced  Mee-hall Oh Sheel)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_untitled_0027.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_Garamond_0028-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-455\" alt=\"MFS_20140407_Garamond_0028-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_Garamond_0028-2.jpg?resize=640%2C647\" width=\"640\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_Garamond_0028-2.jpg?w=890&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_Garamond_0028-2.jpg?resize=395%2C400&amp;ssl=1 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/a>I had the great pleasure in attending a reading by Micheal O&#8217;Siadhail, one of Ireland&#8217;s greatest living poets in USF last week. A man of great linguistic virtuosity, he has spent his years living fully, listening, thinking\u00a0 and feeling deeply and perfecting his\u00a0 literary craft.\u00a0 He has published more than 15 books of\u00a0 critically acclaimed poetry along with lyrics and other literature.\u00a0 Just having completed a 6 week reading tour of the United States, he is returning to Ireland but travels extensively, reading, studying and examining the human condition in his personal search for meaning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_untitled_0029.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-456\" alt=\"MFS_20140407_untitled_0029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_untitled_0029.jpg?resize=601%2C900\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_untitled_0029.jpg?w=601&amp;ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_20140407_untitled_0029.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further information on this remarkable man, his poetry and travels check his website <a href=\"http:\/\/osiadhail.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/osiadhail.com<\/a>\/ or pick up a copy of his remarkable Collected works at <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/6FXJy9\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/6FXJy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_2527.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-443\" alt=\"MFS_2527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_2527.jpg?resize=601%2C900\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_2527.jpg?w=601&amp;ssl=1 601w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MFS_2527.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a really memorable evening. He agreed to pose for me and I was honored to have the opportunity to make these portraits.<\/p>\n<p>D600, ISO 200, 70mm 1\/200 at f4. Main gridded softbox left, gridded hairlight right rear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0I had the great pleasure in attending a reading by Micheal O&#8217;Siadhail, one of Ireland&#8217;s greatest living poets in USF last week. 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