{"product_id":"new-and-selected-poems-dennis-odriscoll-9780856463730","title":"New and Selected Poems","description":"POETRY BOOK SOCIETY SPECIAL COMMENDATION Dennis O'Driscoll is among the finest and most popular poets of his generation. \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e shows him to be a poet of humanity and wit whose observant, rhythmically supple poetry is attuned to the tragedies and comedies of contemporary life. One of the book's highlights is \"The Bottom Line\", a multi-voiced and multifaceted portrait of business managers and bureaucrats. Closing with a generous selection of previously unpublished work, \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e - which follows Dennis O'Driscoll's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eExemplary Damages\u003c\/i\u003e, chosen as a Book of the Year by Seamus Heaney in 2002 - makes for a compelling collection, wide in its appeal and yet imbued with a distinctive and often startling world-view. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1954, Dennis O'Driscoll has published six collections of poetry and a selection of his essays and reviews, \u003ci\u003eTroubled Thoughts, Majestic Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e (Gallery Press). He received a Lannan Literary Award in 1999, the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2005 and the O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry in 2006. A civil servant since the age of 16, he works for Irish Customs in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis O'Driscoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0856463736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780856463730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anvil Press Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Dennis O'Driscoll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926650814719,"sku":"9780856463730","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9887314d-4e95-4ba0-b3fc-45e17b706a0a.jpg?v=1681084256","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-and-selected-poems-dennis-odriscoll-9780856463730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}