{"product_id":"the-oomph-of-quicksilver-michael-davitt-9781859182482","title":"The Oomph of Quicksilver: Rogha Danta \/ Selected Poems 1970-1998","description":"A dual language collection of poetry by one of the most vibrant and innovative Irish language poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Davitt is a very well known Irish writer and broadcaster. He founded the poetry broadsheet and journal \"Innti\", and was a central figure in a new movement in Gaelic poetry in the 1970's. He became a friend of Sean O Riordain, to who's metaphysical wit he gave a sharp vernacular edge. Davitt was also influenced by the linguistic virtuosity of the American e.e. cummings, the Beat poets and American popular culture. His poems have a wide-awake conscience that holds a mirror to contemporary Irish society, while his poems about and for people he admires capture their force and vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first time Davitt's poems have appeared together in a single volume, and the translations were carefully worked by a number of leading Irish poets including Brendan Kennelly, Paul Muldoon, and John Montague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents of Irish poetry and poetry lovers alike will enjoy this selection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Davitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1859182488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859182482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cork University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael Davitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809905799423,"sku":"9781859182482","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3a91c38-0667-4c31-9c34-cd269a377266.jpg?v=1707927801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oomph-of-quicksilver-michael-davitt-9781859182482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}