Vinegar Hill: Poems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807006535)

From the New York Times best-selling author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín's first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion, and belonging through a modern lens

Fans of Colm Tóibín's novels, including The Magician, The Master, and Nora Webster, will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in verse. Vinegar Hill explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Tóibín examines a wide range of subjects--politics, queer love, reflections on literary and artistic greats, living through COVID, and facing mortality. The poems reflect a life well-traveled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy, wandering the streets of Dublin, and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House, readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Tóibín's unique lens.

Within this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades, shot through with keen observation, emotion, and humor, Tóibín offers us lines and verses to provoke, ponder, and cherish.

Author: Colm Tóibín
ISBN-10: 080700653X
ISBN-13: 9780807006535
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 87
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2022