Four Green Fields: Wild Irish Banter & Stories, Shenanigans & Poetry. - Paperback

Sexton, J. P.: - Mark Rickerby is a writer, screenwriter, songwriter and singer. He's the creator and head writer of Big Sky, a western TV series in development. He has contributed twenty stories to Chicken Soup for the Soul books and fiction to numerous magazines. He co-authored The Other Belfast, his father's memoir about growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between 1935 and 1957. His poem, 'How We Survive' has been shared thousands of times on the internet, and Mark has received countless emails from people about how his poem helped them navigate grief in a healthy way. Mark brings to Four Green Fields the perspective of a Californian raised by an outspoken Belfast native, and the culture clash that implies.McVicker, Greg: - "J.P. Sexton grew up in the extreme North of Ireland, on a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. The area is so far "off the map," very few tourists have made it up that far - hardly surprising when one considers most Irish people have not ventured that far North either. As a result of its remoteness, the people of Inishowen seem to be a different breed from the rest of Ireland. It is this untethered nature of the people and wild nature of the landscape which inspired J.P. to start writing as a young boy. J.P. learned how to be resourceful and face challenges head-on. This inherent survival mode has stood him well over the decades and miles he has journeyed through life's odyssey. No matter how many continents he has crossed, he can hear the call of his ancestors whispering to him on the wind when it is time for him to return home. The peace of mind and soul in his native Donegal is like no other place on earth."