Collected Poems: [with Audio CD]

By Micheal O'Siadhail

Book Overview

Micheal O'Siadhail knows desire, love, trust and wonder, while at the same time facing suffering, tragedy and loss. His life has always been a yearning for meaning, and these four decades of poems work both head and heart towards a ripe wisdom. They are not only richly personal - marriage, friendship, vocation, grief - but also engage with what matters in culture and society - music, language, city life and the dynamics of history. His deep roots are Irish but O'Siadhail's scope is global. This is life lived to the full with jazz-like leaps and let-go where classical forms and variations make for playful freedom and innovation. His Collected Poems draws on thirteen collections, and includes a CD of him reading a selection of poems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185224982X
• ISBN13: 9781852249823
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 2.2" x 6.1"