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The Blind Stitch (Oxford Poets)
Greg Delanty
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Description for The Blind Stitch (Oxford Poets)
Paperback. "The Blind Stitch" is a book which is sewn together with two main conceits. One is the leper conceit, which is the stitching of personal and public suffering and inescapable complicity; the other is the varied line of stitches, seen and unseen, that connect our private and public lives. Series: Oxford Poets S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 85. 8vo .Some minor shelfwear otherwise a good copy. Signed and inscribed by the Author
The poems in The Blind Stitch interweave family, marriage, love and friendship into a larger world of public life. Set in Delanty's native Cork, and in America and India, the book is sewn together with two main conceits. One is that of the leper, which concerns personal and public suffering and complicity; the other is that of needlework, threads that run through our public and private lives, seen and unseen, stitching us all together.
The poems in The Blind Stitch interweave family, marriage, love and friendship into a larger world of public life. Set in Delanty's native Cork, and in America and India, the book is sewn together with two main conceits. One is that of the leper, which concerns personal and public suffering and complicity; the other is that of needlework, threads that run through our public and private lives, seen and unseen, stitching us all together.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
OxfordPoets
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Oxford Poets S.
Signed by the author
Yes
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903039045
SKU
KEX0280725
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Greg Delanty
Greg Delanty was born in Cork City, Ireland in 1958. Since 1986 he has spent most of his time in Vermont where he teaches at St. Michael's College. Delanty has received numerous awards including the Austin Clarke Centenary Poetry Award (1997) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008). He was granted an Irish Arts Council Bursary and is a past president of ... Read more
Reviews for The Blind Stitch (Oxford Poets)
'The Blind Stitch is a tour de force.' - The Irish Examiner