Irish People in Yeats Country by Laura Baures Max Garland's dimly lit office perfectly sets the story he is telling about the Irish people and poetry. He went into a pub, late at night, hoping to catch the band s last set. When it became apparent that the band was not going to play again, Garland stuck around anyway. Then, a culturally spectacular event occurred. Irish people, spanning all ages, were in the pub with Garland age groups that, in the United States, would be hard to find shopping at the same stores.
Irish accents are in the background, forming and dissipating like the foam-head on a beer.
Then, a voice emerges, clear and daunting. He went on for about six minutes with the ancient complicated narrative. Then others stood up and performed. Teens and retired persons were sharing and exhibiting their common knowledge of poetry. Garland sees poetry, drama, and music as not being as segregated from the working class in Ireland.