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A new collection from the acclaimed Irish poet Greg Delanty, The Professor of Forgetting swings back and forth on the fulcrum of what we call ‘""now’ and confronts our notion of how time passes.

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PRAISE FOR GREG DELANTY

“A true poet.” - Christopher Ricks, Guardian

“Everywhere he unleashes unbounded energy and upbeat cheer.” - F. D. Reeve, Poetry

“Delanty writes poems that are wordily appealing in the way that Hopkins or late Auden appeal.” - Peter Reading, Times Literary Supplement

“The poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America. Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.” - Colum McCann, Irish Times

“The poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America. Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.” - Colum McCann, Irish Times

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      Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
      Publication Date: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807180143, 978-0807180143
      ISBN10: 0807180149
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      Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A new collection from the acclaimed Irish poet Greg Delanty, The Professor of Forgetting swings back and forth on the fulcrum of what we call ‘""now’ and confronts our notion of how time passes.

      Trade Review
      PRAISE FOR GREG DELANTY

      “A true poet.” - Christopher Ricks, Guardian

      “Everywhere he unleashes unbounded energy and upbeat cheer.” - F. D. Reeve, Poetry

      “Delanty writes poems that are wordily appealing in the way that Hopkins or late Auden appeal.” - Peter Reading, Times Literary Supplement

      “The poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America. Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.” - Colum McCann, Irish Times

      “The poet laureate of the contemporary Irish-in-America. Delanty has catalogued an entire generation and its relationship to exile. He is the laureate of those who have gone.” - Colum McCann, Irish Times

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