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Person Place Thing
Person Place Thing

Poet, theologian, and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama

By Tina Renick
Published March 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT
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Poet, theologian, and host of the On Being Studios podcast “Poetry Unbound” Pádraig Ó Tuama, enjoys a particular pencil but is not a fanatic: “I use anything to get the idea down. I have written with pens and pencils; I have written on the back of sick bags on airplanes.” Computers. Cellphones. No crayon, but he’s not above it.

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