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Paul Durcan's Diary
Paul Durcan
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Description for Paul Durcan's Diary
Paperback. Biography...Paul Durkan. 199pp
Walking alone in the streets of the world, Paul Durcan has taken the listener on an exhilarating journey. From Enniscorthy to New York, from Irishtown to Iraq, the "news of the day that's in it" is distilled through the poet's eye, at times deeply personal, at times reflective, at times abundant and sensual: his ailing mother "a small, spilt sea wooing moon": a passing ship at Ringsend " like a vast crate floating in the middle of a raindrop"; the hawthorn trees of the midlands "blossoming baking powder white over all the meadows." Broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with ... Read more
Walking alone in the streets of the world, Paul Durcan has taken the listener on an exhilarating journey. From Enniscorthy to New York, from Irishtown to Iraq, the "news of the day that's in it" is distilled through the poet's eye, at times deeply personal, at times reflective, at times abundant and sensual: his ailing mother "a small, spilt sea wooing moon": a passing ship at Ringsend " like a vast crate floating in the middle of a raindrop"; the hawthorn trees of the midlands "blossoming baking powder white over all the meadows." Broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904301400
SKU
9781904301400
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About Paul Durcan
Born in Dublin, Durcan went on to be a contemporary Irish poet. His works include: A Snail in my Prime, Crazy About Women, and Cries of an Irish Caveman.
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