Glimpses

By Brendan Kennelly

Book Overview

In a frantic world, the momentary glimpse can spark a sudden flash of insight. This resonating glimpse-caught on the move-ripples through the mind, illuminating past and present, fast-forwarding in a split second to reveal future possibilities. But in an instant it is gone, lost in the bustle of everyday life. In Glimpses, Brendan Kennelly opens his eyes-and ours-to the world and times we rush through without looking. With their quick fire wit and timeless wisdom, his glimpse-poems are in the tradition of riddles, epigrams, and proverbs. Sublime or profane, joyous or crazily raucous, Kennelly's vivid glimpses have a life of their own, leaping beyond the words used to summon them up on the page. When lightning flashes, the graveyard dances.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185224562X
• ISBN13: 9781852245627
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"