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Discover the poignant and evocative world of Nathanael O'Reilly's poetry in 'Preparations for Departure'. This brand-new collection captures the essence of our collective memory and experience, weaving together landscapes and identities from fourteen countries, including Australia, the United States, Ireland, and more. O'Reilly, an accomplished poet, delves deep into themes of expatriation, globalization, and the bittersweet nature of belonging. Each poem is crafted with care, inviting readers to journey through emotions of loss, youth, relationships, and the inevitability of death.
This transnational work reflects on the intricacies of identity and the preparations we all make for departure—both literally and metaphorically. O'Reilly's plain-spoken diction, infused with wit and profound insight, resonates with readers seeking to understand the landscapes of their own lives. Ideal for poetry lovers and those interested in contemporary Australian literary voices, this collection is a must-have.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Order your copy of 'Preparations for Departure' today and explore the moving verses that shine a light on our shared human experience.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742589459
Year: 2017
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
"Joseph Brodsky, the Russian Nobel laureate, once remarked that memory and art have in common the 'ability to select, a taste for detail.' In the work of Nathanael O'Reilly, memory and art come together to bring us poems that remember what cannot - what must not - be forgotten, in rich and telling detail and with a taste for quiet but incisive irony." ~ Paul Kane The poems in this transnational, cosmopolitan collection traverse fourteen countries, from Australia, the poet's homeland, to the United States, his place of residence, making stops in ancestral homelands Ireland and England, passing through continental Europe and the Middle East. O'Reilly's poetry continually crosses both visible and invisible borders, excavating landscapes and the local, belonging and unbelonging, cross-cultural exchanges, expatriation, globalisation, exile, identity, youth, loss, relationships, ageing, and death. The speakers in the poems are often in motion or making preparations for departure, unwilling and unable to remain static, always eager to explore."Nathanael O'Reilly's poems sound the major themes of Australian poetry: landscape, displacement, yearning, and above all a critique of cultural narrowness. O'Reilly's plain-spoken diction is often laced with understated wit, but is given ballast by its principled grounding in lived experience." ~ Nicholas Birns
This transnational work reflects on the intricacies of identity and the preparations we all make for departure—both literally and metaphorically. O'Reilly's plain-spoken diction, infused with wit and profound insight, resonates with readers seeking to understand the landscapes of their own lives. Ideal for poetry lovers and those interested in contemporary Australian literary voices, this collection is a must-have.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Order your copy of 'Preparations for Departure' today and explore the moving verses that shine a light on our shared human experience.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742589459
Year: 2017
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Description:
"Joseph Brodsky, the Russian Nobel laureate, once remarked that memory and art have in common the 'ability to select, a taste for detail.' In the work of Nathanael O'Reilly, memory and art come together to bring us poems that remember what cannot - what must not - be forgotten, in rich and telling detail and with a taste for quiet but incisive irony." ~ Paul Kane The poems in this transnational, cosmopolitan collection traverse fourteen countries, from Australia, the poet's homeland, to the United States, his place of residence, making stops in ancestral homelands Ireland and England, passing through continental Europe and the Middle East. O'Reilly's poetry continually crosses both visible and invisible borders, excavating landscapes and the local, belonging and unbelonging, cross-cultural exchanges, expatriation, globalisation, exile, identity, youth, loss, relationships, ageing, and death. The speakers in the poems are often in motion or making preparations for departure, unwilling and unable to remain static, always eager to explore."Nathanael O'Reilly's poems sound the major themes of Australian poetry: landscape, displacement, yearning, and above all a critique of cultural narrowness. O'Reilly's plain-spoken diction is often laced with understated wit, but is given ballast by its principled grounding in lived experience." ~ Nicholas Birns