The future always makes me so thirsty by Sinead Morrissey

The future always makes me so thirsty by Sinead Morrissey

Northern Irish poetry has an unrivalled reputation worldwide. Heaney, Longley, Muldoon and, of course, Morrissey herself are just a few of the stellar talents to have emerged from the North. Blackstaff Press has always been at the forefront of celebrating this rich poetic talent in its landmark anthologies. New Poets from the North of Ireland continues this tradition, bringing together a new generation of poets who have come to prominence in the last decade. From prize-winning poets such as Miriam Gamble and Stephen Sexton to new voices such as Adam Crothers, Padraig Regan and Emma Must, this anthology shows why another generation of poets from Northern Ireland looks set to dominate the world stage for years to come.

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Here we have - to mention just a few of the contributors - Adam Crothers's razor-sharp wit, Miriam Gamble's offbeat humour, Manuela Moser's moving lyricism, Paul Maddern's powerful descriptiveness, Padraig Regan's insight and imagination, Andy Eaton's thoughtful observations

Wide-ranging, colourful, invigorating - this is sure to whet your thirst for poetry.

-- Tara McEvoy

the most impressive aspect of this anthology is how finished the work is as a whole, how high the bar has been set for inclusion, and how many poets the editors have chosen ... this anthology is more substantial than a trailer or an appetizer

-- John McAuliffe

Sinead Morrissey has published five collections of poetry with Carcanet Press, including Parallax (2013), which won the TS Eliot Prize and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, 2013. Her other awards include The Patrick Kavanagh Award, the Eithne and Rupert Strong Award, the Michael Hartnett Poetry Prize, a Lannan Literary Fellowship (U.S.A.) and in 2007 her poem 'Through the Square Window' took first prize in the UK National Poetry Competition. Between Here and There (2002), The State of the Prisons (2005) and Though the Square Window (2009) were all shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize. Through the Square Window was also shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection and was the winner of the Irish Times/Poetry Now Award in 2009. In 2013 she was appointed as the Inaugural Belfast Poet Laureate.

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ISBN 13	9780856409714
ISBN 10	0856409715
Title	The future always makes me so thirsty
Author	Sinead Morrissey
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Year published	2016-05-05
Number of pages	176
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