Snail In My Prime
Author: Durcan, Paul
ISBN: 9781860461873
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Aug 2002
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
'The present selection serves to confirm his almost iconic place in contemporary Irish poetry' - Derek Mahon, Irish Times
Since the publication of his first book in 1967, Paul Durcan has made satirical, celebratory and extraordinarily moving poetry out of his country's fortunes and misfortunes. His readings are legendary and each new collection, from his collaboration with Brain Lynch, Endsville (1967) to Daddy, Daddy (winner of the 1990 Whitbread Poetry Award), Crazy about Women (1991) and Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil (1999) has borne out the truth of Ezra Pound's dictum that \"literature is news that stays news\".
This book contains Durcan's own selection from his work. It is a literary milestone that has set the seal on his reputation as a poet of international standing.
ISBN: 9781860461873
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Aug 2002
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
'The present selection serves to confirm his almost iconic place in contemporary Irish poetry' - Derek Mahon, Irish Times
Since the publication of his first book in 1967, Paul Durcan has made satirical, celebratory and extraordinarily moving poetry out of his country's fortunes and misfortunes. His readings are legendary and each new collection, from his collaboration with Brain Lynch, Endsville (1967) to Daddy, Daddy (winner of the 1990 Whitbread Poetry Award), Crazy about Women (1991) and Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil (1999) has borne out the truth of Ezra Pound's dictum that \"literature is news that stays news\".
This book contains Durcan's own selection from his work. It is a literary milestone that has set the seal on his reputation as a poet of international standing.
