Snow Falling on Chestnut Hill
Snow Falling on Chestnut Hill
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Summary
Features poems that meditate on the relevance of Christian spirituality to our troubled timess. In this title, each of the twelve poems presents a movement of the spirit, from the author's childhood in the west of Ireland, through the death of a wife, to the birth of a grandchild.
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Snow Falling on Chestnut Hill by John F Deane
John F. Deane is a vital and generous presence in Irish poetry. "New and Selected Poems" gathers work from Deane's five previous "Carcanet" collections, alongside a new sequence, "Snow Falling on Chestnut Hill". Written with an inquiring intelligence, these poems of a dozen years meditate on the relevance of Christian spirituality to our troubled times. Each of the twelve poems in the title sequence presents a movement of the spirit, from the author's childhood in the west of Ireland, through the death of a wife, to the birth of a grandchild. Arranged in the manner of an orchestral symphony, each section takes its cue from a different piece of music, from Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" to Mozart's "Laudate Dominum". The sequence traces, phase by phase, the development of a Christian life. Faith, in its broadest sense, is inflected by imagination.
John F. Deane is the founder of Poetry Ireland, the National Poetry Society, and its journal The Poetry Ireland Review. He is the general secretary of the European Academy of Poets and the author of Toccata and Fugue: New and Selected Poems.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847771179 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847771173 |
| Title | Snow Falling on Chestnut Hill |
| Author | John F Deane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 156 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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