ECHOES AND SHADOWS
Michael Fanning
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Description for ECHOES AND SHADOWS
Hardcover. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
Michael Fanning is a superb poet. A poet has an obligation to bear witness to the human, the vulnerable and the sacred, and Fanning does just this. The book commences with an evocation of Stone, Bronze & Iron ages, and from then on to the poet travels through the many Kerry villages and towns of his childhood. He has certainly found his voice and transcends suffering through Art. But his statement is much more than that. It is a discovery of an ancient global art of poetry - the maker, the poet, calls on the Word to create a magical ... Read more
Michael Fanning is a superb poet. A poet has an obligation to bear witness to the human, the vulnerable and the sacred, and Fanning does just this. The book commences with an evocation of Stone, Bronze & Iron ages, and from then on to the poet travels through the many Kerry villages and towns of his childhood. He has certainly found his voice and transcends suffering through Art. But his statement is much more than that. It is a discovery of an ancient global art of poetry - the maker, the poet, calls on the Word to create a magical ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780709086987
SKU
KEX0281417
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Michael Fanning
Micheal Fanning lives in Co. Kerry where he practices as a family doctor. He has had a dozen poetry books published. Micheal Fanning is founding-director of an arts and politics festival - Feile na Bealtaine - held in Dingle, Co. Kerry every year. John Minihan is a world-renowned photographer. He illustrates the poems with non-digital black and white photographs appropriately ... Read more
Reviews for ECHOES AND SHADOWS
'Fanning is immensely rewarding - A stunning poet.' Lines Review
'A collection of masterful and splendid poems evoking a sense of transcendence.' Irish Times Review