{"product_id":"southward-poems-paperback","title":"Southward: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Delanty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Home from Home,\" Greg Delanty encapsulates an immigrant's lament: \"I'm in a place, but it is not in me.\" A native of Ireland who now spends much of his time in the United States, Delanty has assembled in \u003ci\u003eSouthward\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of poems whose settings are predominantly Cork City and County Kerry, in the southernmost part of the Irish Republic, a region warmed by the Gulf Stream and by a people whose language is as vivid as the area's abundant wild fuchsia. In \"The Fuchsia Blaze,\" Delanty writes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The purple petticoated \u003cbr\u003e \u0026amp; crimson frocks\u003cbr\u003e of the open flowers\u003cbr\u003e are known as Dancers, blown by the fast \u0026amp; slow\u003cbr\u003e airs of the wind;\u003cbr\u003e one minute sean-n s melancholy, \u003cbr\u003e the next jigging \u0026amp; reeling \u003cbr\u003e like Irish character itself \u003cbr\u003e \u0026amp; like these, my fuchsia verse, \u003cbr\u003e struggling to escape \u003cbr\u003e the English garden\u003cbr\u003e \u0026amp; flourish\u003cbr\u003e in a wilder landscape \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn many of the poems Delanty evokes the Ireland that was and is, while in others he mourns the loss of a lover, the death of his father, separation from his mother. In \"The Emigrant's Apology,\" through a haunting image of a black-scarfed woman worshiping alone, he describes his mother, who, with the loss of her husband and the scattering of her family, is a symbol of the grief of separation from his mother. In \"The Emigrant's Apology,\" through a haunting image of a black-scarfed woman worshiping alone, he describes his mother, who, with the loss of her husband and the scattering of her family, is a symbol of the grief of separation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Always home in the natural world, even in his adopted landscape, Delanty closes the book with a handful of poems set in the United States. The imagery of these latter poems ranges from a quiet pond in southern Florida to a military base on the border of Canada, and their concerns range from the personal to the political.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the poems in Southward, Greg Delanty's second collection, evoke the Ireland that was and is. In others the poet mourns the loss of a lover, the death of his father, the plight of an emigrant separated from those he is close to. The achievement of Southward promise a long and vibrant career for this award-winning young poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Delanty\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cork City, Ireland, and maintains dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States, where he now lives. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ship of Birth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Stitch\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other books, and he has received numerous awards for his poetry, including a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9.01 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765503852832,"sku":"9780807117347","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8cad58ef0039574e6c22c34f7dffb958.webp?v=1780272023","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/southward-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}