The Devil Take a Crooked House, Tom O'Leary's long-awaited second book, is like Fool at the Funeral, awash with ribaldry, blarney, and winning Irish formality which references the tragic. It cannot be mistaken for the work of any other writer.

The Devil Take a Crooked House

Literature & Fiction

O'Leary, Tomas

Poetry

Lynx House Press

In the Wellsprings of the Ear brings together the best of the stunningly original poems in his previous 3 volumes, plus 17 new pieces brimming with the Celtic devilment and music that have made him a unique voice in American poetry. No one else writes like this.House on the High RoadHigh lady low road the red treasureAgain on my hands, my intentionI swear was words onlyA reasoned package to deliver her,Therefore I wentMy both hands empty and outheldShe could see, she could seeSuch innocent bare anglesMy thoughts cutCrossing the last stonesNow the dogs burn for my own bloodTherefore the low road (the highis policed by submissions)This red on my hands I cryUp to the troubled assembliesWas words, I swear, was words only!

In the Wellsprings of the Ear: Poems New and Selected

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The Devil Take a Crooked House

In the Wellsprings of the Ear: Poems New and Selected