New Selected Poems
by John Montague
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Derek Mahon called John Montague 'the best Irish poet of his generation'. He commanded a pivotal place in contemporary Iris poetry: a vital link between the generation of Patrick Kavanagh and younger poets like Heaney, Mahon and Muldoon, whose style and internationalism owe much to his example. New Selected Poems is a sampler of poems from the eight collections he had published by 1990. It includes much of his best-known work, from the seminal poem 'Like Dolmens round my childhood, the Old show more People' and lyrics such as 'Herbert Street Revisited' to the magisterial meditation 'The Hill of Silence'. The book reveals one of the most prophetic, generous and moving voices of our time. show lessTags
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John Montague was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1929. He was educated at University College Dublin and Yale University. He was a poet, writer, and translator. His works included Forms of Exile, Poisoned Lands, The Death of a Chieftain, A Chosen Light, Tides, A Slow Dance, The Great Cloak, The Rough Field, The Dead Kingdom, Mount show more Eagle, Border Sick Call, The Figure in the Cave, Smashing the Piano, Company, Drunken Sailor, Speech Lessons, and Second Childhood. He also edited The Faber Book of Irish Verse, which featured many of his translations. He helped found Claddagh Records, which publishes traditional artists and leading literary figures in Ireland. He died on December 10, 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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