Interviewer
Mark Gibbons
Files
Description
Montana politician Pat Williams, who grew up with Ed Lahey in Butte, Montana, shares stories of his time meeting with Lahey in Missoula and his never-ending curiosity about Lahey’s talent and process as a writer. Williams talks about his shared Irish heritage and mining background with Lahey. Williams explains how those similarities play into Lahey’s personality as well as how they are demonstrated in Lahey’s poetry. He also recalls how Lahey used his poetry as a platform to express his strong political views.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ed Lahey, Poetry, Literature
Original Date
4-10-2013
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ed Lahey Oral History Project OH-438, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 438-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (30:47 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (8 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
30:47 minutes
Local Filename
OH_438_007.mp3; OH_438_007.pdf
Citation
Williams, Pat, "Pat Williams Interview, April 10, 2013" (2013). Ed Lahey Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/edlahey/6