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James J. McAuley - Meditations, with Distractions: Poems, 1988-98 - 9781557287007 - KHS1011172
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Meditations, with Distractions: Poems, 1988-98

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Description for Meditations, with Distractions: Poems, 1988-98 Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 159 94pp. Keywords: Irish poetry

At the center of James McAuley’s new collection—the work of over a decade since his previous book, Coming & Going, New & Selected—is the sequence, “God’s Pattern,” meditations on the Stations of the Cross, an old devotional form of pilgrimage or “pattern” still practiced in rural parishes of the poet’s native country, Ireland. Theme and treatment vary throughout the collection, from somber reflection on the fate of a drunk in a cheap hotel room, “Cantata for the Feast of St. Anonymous,” to the scathing Celtic-style satire, “The Gingriad.” McAuley is well regarded for his experiments with traditional forms and rhythms: ... Read more

Meditations, With Distractions has the qualities that all good poetry should possess: depth, erudition, accessibility, a joy in the practice of language. Combine these qualities with McAuley’s humanity and humor, and the result is a collection that readers will come to enjoy and appreciate more and more with each successive reading.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
1st Edition
Yes
Signed by the author
Yes
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557287007
SKU
KHS1011172
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-6

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