Paul Durcan is one of Ireland's most popular and controversial poets. Since the publication of his first book in 1967, he has made satirical, celebratory and moving poetry out of his and his country's fortunes and misfortunes. This collection a number of new poems as well as poems from "Endsville", "Teresa's Bar", "The Berlin Wall Cafe", and "Going Home to Russia". The author's book "Daddy, Daddy" won the Whitbread Poetry Award in 1990.

A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems

Literature & Fiction

DURCAN, Paul

Poetry

The Harvill Press

<p>Paul Durcan is one of Ireland's most popular and controversial poets. Since the publication of his first book in 1967, he has made satirical, celebratory and moving poetry out of his and his country's fortunes and misfortunes. This collection contains a number of new poems as well as poems from "Endsville", "Teresa's Bar", "The Berlin Wall Cafe", and "Going Home to Russia". The author's book "Daddy, Daddy" won the Whitbread Poetry Award in 1990.</p>

Snail in My Prime

In "The Art of Life" Paul Durcan takes us around County Mayo in his "filthy, two-door, bottle-green Opel Astra", stopping off at Westport and Achill Island, where he declares himself to be "globally sad", but "locally glad". Next he travels east to Dublin to hold in his arms his newborn granddaughter and thence to Tuscany, Poland and Japan. Along the way he reflects upon parental pride, the aches and pains of old age, the trim bottoms of snooker players, the wisdom of ex-wives and dogs on Sandymount Strand, while introducing us to a host of colourful characters, including a bishop, a roofer, a milkman, a priest and an unmarried mother. Is there an art of living or is life a work of art? This magnificent new collection - published on Paul Durcan's sixtieth birthday - reveals one of Ireland's most successful and popular poets at the height of his powers and continuing to challenge, amuse and delight.

Art Of Life

Vintage

A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems (Penguin Poets)

Literary

Penguin??Books

<p>In 1991, poet Paul Durcan was curator of a show at the National Gallery in Dublin and wrote a collection of poems based on the paintings in that show - "Crazy About Women". This book follows a similar idea and is a collection of 50 poems inspired by paintings in the London National Gallery.</p>

Give me your hand: Poems

Macmillan

The Berlin Wall Cafe

Blackstaff Pr

&quotI challenge any living poet to write as fluidly as this." Irish Independent &quotStrikingly original...a poet to be reckoned with."  British Book News.

The Selected Paul Durcan

Excellent condition ! No writing , No tears. Perfect book.

Daddy, daddy

The Blackstaff Press

&quotI challenge any living poet to write as fluidly as this." Irish Independent &quotStrikingly original...a poet to be reckoned with." British Book News.

Thistledown Press

Daddy Daddy

Thistledown Pr Ltd

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A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems

Snail in My Prime

Art Of Life

A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems (Penguin Poets)

Give me your hand: Poems

The Berlin Wall Cafe

The Selected Paul Durcan

Daddy, daddy

The Selected Paul Durcan

Daddy Daddy