In the first part are poems of great satirical comedy and also of great passion and indignation, and in the second part, poems about the break-up of a marriage so intense they would hurt if they weren't also possessed of the healing gifts of truthfulness and humour.
WINNER OF THE 2014 IRISH BOOK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDCries of an Irish Caveman is Paul Durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems. The first section describes... Læs mere
WINNER OF THE 2014 IRISH BOOK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDPaul Durcan has been at the heart of Irish cultural life for 30 years and his poetry has acquired a huge international following.
WINNER OF THE 2014 IRISH BOOK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDO Westport in the Light of Asia Minor was first published in a tiny edition in Dublin in 1975.
Paul Durcan never imagined he would be clasped by a woman again, but life is full of surprises! After all, would it surprise you to learn that at the US Ambassador's Residence in Dublin his libido almost destroyed the Peace Process?
'Thank you, O golden mother, / For giving me a life,' says Paul Durcan in this brilliant new collection, a poignant tribute to 'the first woman I ever knew'.
First published in 1993, this contains the poet's own selection of his life's work.
Paul Durcan examines the work and impact of Irish poets Anthony Cronin, Michael Hartnett and Harry Clifton and places them in a European context. He focuses on Cronin's The End of the Modern World, Hartnett's Sibelius in Silence and Clifton's Vaucluse in this insightful volume.