He was recently voted ‘Irish Writer of the Decade’ by the readers of Hot Press magazine. He broadcasts a popular weekly radio diary on RTE’s Drivetime With Mary Wilson and writes regularly for The Guardian Review and The Sunday Independent. In 2009 he was the Harman Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Baruch College, the City University of New York.
I found this book very helpful indeed. I showed me my own metaphors for health and the language I use to describe health and what it means to me. I would highly recommend this as a book for your library or even your bookshelf.