Dennis O'Driscoll is among the finest and most popular poets of his generation. "New and Selected Poems" shows him to be a poet of humanity and wit whose observant, rhythmically supple poetry is attuned to the tragedies and comedies of contemporary life. One of the book's highlights is The Bottom Line, a multi-voiced and multifaceted portrait of business managers and bureaucrats. Closing with a generous selection of previously unpublished work, "New and Selected Poems" - which follows Dennis O'Driscoll's acclaimed "Exemplary Damages", chosen as a Book of the Year by Seamus Heaney in 2002 - makes for a compelling collection, wide in its appeal and yet imbued with a distinctive and often startling world-view.
| ISBN: | 9780856463730 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2004 |
| Author: | Dennis O'Driscoll |
| Publisher: | Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |