13 Nov 2022

Kevin Ireland looks back - for the third time

From Standing Room Only, 1:31 pm on 13 November 2022
Kevin Ireland

Kevin Ireland Photo: supplied

Writer Kevin Ireland has already written two memoirs - Under the bridge and over the moon, followed by Backwards to forwards.

Now in his 90th year, Kevin tried an unpredictable experiment for his third memoir.   He rummaged through half-forgotten moments in his life each day for 30 days and wrote them down.

He found himself thinking about his first date - aged 8 - fishing in Southland, moments from his years living in London and the first time he saw a five pound note. 

He called it A month at the back of my brain, and Lynn Freeman was intrigued by the stories behind some of Kevin's poems.

A month at the back of my brain, Kevin Ireland's third memoir is a Quentin Wilson Publishing publication.