Peter Mcdonald

The Gifts of Fortune

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Produktbeschreibung

A poignant exploration of personal history, memory, and identity through contemporary Irish verse. In The Gifts of Fortune, Peter McDonald's seventh collection, readers embark on a journey through Belfast, Oxford, and beyond, traversing the landscapes of the poet's past, present, and imagined futures. McDonald's experiences, from a working-class upbringing to life as an Oxford academic, are filtered through a deep appreciation for poetic tradition, offering unguarded reflections on family, class, and privilege. At the heart of this collection are two powerful sequences: 'Mud, ' a meditation on family and literary history, and 'Blindness, ' a series of ten-line poems exploring suffering, disappointment, and hope. These poems delve into themes of wealth, poverty, love, loss, alienation, and the complexities of aging, inviting readers to contemplate: * The enduring power of memory and place * The search for meaning in a world of uncertainty * The delicate balance between fate and fortune The Gifts of Fortune is a must-read for poetry lovers and anyone seeking profound insights into the human condition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Carcanet Press
• Seitenzahl: 98
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 135mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9781784109431
• ISBN-10: 1784109436
• Artikelnr.: 59173661

Autorenporträt

Peter McDonald was born in Belfast in 1962. His first book of poetry, Biting the Wax, was published in 1989, and since then six volumes of his verse have appeared, including his Collected Poems (2012). He has written four books of literary criticism, including Mistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern Ireland (1997) and Sound Intentions: The Workings of Rhyme in Nineteenth-Century Poetry (2012). He is Professor of British and Irish Poetry in Oxford University.