“Darling” by Scottish poet Jackie Kay. Episode 24/30 READING POETRY #NaPodPoMo

From Cork With Love - by Paul O'Mahony · Nov 27, 2025 · 5m

Paul O’Mahony introduces Jackie Kay’s “Darling”. Jackie was born in Edinburgh in 1961 - her mother Scottish, her father Nigerian.

You hear Jackie Kay reading her poem. You also hear Paul having a go at reading it #NaPodPoMo

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DARLING

You might forget the exact sound of her voice or how her face looked when sleeping. You might forget the sound of her quiet weeping curled into the shape of a half moon, when smaller than her self, she seemed already to be leaving before she left, when the blossom was on the trees and the sun was out, and all seemed good in the world. I held her hand and…