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Pigeon songs
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- Book Synopsis
- Eoghan Walls' Pigeon Songs is a gorgeous second collection of poems: richly detailed, densely metaphorical, steeped in themes of love and loss. The pigeon as a totem animal rings true, suggesting both a down-to-earth physicality along with an ability to astonish, to take flight. From the first piece, 'Angry Birds' we have a sense of the poet's themes and preoccupations: we have a richly metaphorical and densely allusive style, a pull towards formal metre and structures. There is also the occasional vigorous vulgarity, adding a touch of blue humour to the canvas, breaking up the formal rigor. Formally adept, vividly evocative, Pigeon Songs rewards re-reading.
- About The Author
- Eoghan Walls was born in Derry in Northern Ireland. He attended Atlantic College on the coast of South Wales and has lived and taught in Germany, Rwanda and presently, England. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2006, an Irish Art's Council Bursary in 2009, and his work has been published widely in journals and anthologies throughout the UK and Ireland. His first collection of poems, The Salt Harvest, was published by Seren in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Strong Award for Best First Collection. He teaches creative writing at Lancaster University, and lives with his wife and two daughters in a village near the sea.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781724903
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seren, (28 February 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 68
- Weight
- 115 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 145 x 7 mm
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