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Here Nor There O'Donoghue, Bernard

Here Nor There By O'Donoghue, Bernard

Here Nor There by O'Donoghue, Bernard


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Bernard O'Donoghue's third collection of poetry is about the middle ground: being in between two places, being neither here nor there. Again he mines the memories of his rural upbringing in County Cork, weaving a series of tender elegies for the characters and places of his youth.

Here Nor There Summary

Here Nor There by O'Donoghue, Bernard

Bernard O'Donoghue's third collection of poetry is a book about the middle ground- being in between two places, being neither here nor there. Once more mining the memories of his rural upbringing in County Cork, O'Donoghue weaves through the collection a series of tender elegies for the characters and places of his youth. The poems are touched with a quiet mourning, not only for a passing age, but for a homeland to which the author no longer truly belongs. In the words of John Burnside, O'Donoghue wrights with 'scrupulous honesty' challenging 'our pretended knowledge of the world'. His position of not quite belonging gives him an outsider's scepticism and this verse, which captures in its metre the careful movement of thought and the rhythms of storytelling, chips away at certainties and reaches towards a tentative understanding.

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GOR001954003
9780701168001
0701168005
Here Nor There by O'Donoghue, Bernard
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
19990107
64
Short-listed for T S Eliot Prize 1999
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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