Pat Williams Interview, April 10, 2013

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.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/edlahey/1006/thumbnail.jp