Reaction to The Importance of Elsewhere

From the poem we get the impression that the persona feels isolated and lonely in Ireland yet he feels comfortable and feels that in a place where nobody knows him, he feels normal. The persona feels that in England, where his home is, he is not allowed to be himself - separate, anti social, strange and isolated yet in Ireland, where he is different from others, he feels normal, as he can be himself. This main theme presents a paradox as only elsewhere can he feel like himself where nobody knows him and yet at home he feels he has to conform to the expectations of others, fearing he might lose his true self and become someone he's not.