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The Boghole Boys
Gabriel Fitzmaurice
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Description for The Boghole Boys
Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy
I rhyme my native village with Cezanne, The place I live and represent in art, A poet finds genius where he can, The picture that he paints is of his heart. A child, an adolescent and a man With a vision that the world couldn't thwart, And still remaining faithful to my plan, I write about my village, show it warts And all - I must. But I'm a celebrant, Not one whose whole ambition's to distort: Who would grotesque a village like Moyvane Is painting false, a sell-out to the smart. I rhyme my native village with Cezanne, A ... Read more
I rhyme my native village with Cezanne, The place I live and represent in art, A poet finds genius where he can, The picture that he paints is of his heart. A child, an adolescent and a man With a vision that the world couldn't thwart, And still remaining faithful to my plan, I write about my village, show it warts And all - I must. But I'm a celebrant, Not one whose whole ambition's to distort: Who would grotesque a village like Moyvane Is painting false, a sell-out to the smart. I rhyme my native village with Cezanne, A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781860231582
SKU
KEX0265193
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Gabriel Fitzmaurice
Gabriel Fitzmaurice was born in 1952 in the village of Moyvane, Co. Kerry, where he still lives. He has taught in the local national school, of which he is principal, since 1975. He is the author of more than thirty books, including collections of poetry in English and in Irish. Books Ireland described him as 'one of Ireland's favourite poets'. ... Read more
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