That Which Is Suddenly Precious: New & Selected Poems
| By: | Dermot Bolger |
| Publisher: | New Island Books |
| Published: | October 2015 |
| Pages: | 244 |
| Categories: | Poetry |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Paperback |
| On sale at: | newisland.ie |
This volume of selected poems celebrates his finest poetry written over forty years, from 1970s teenage poems up to his 2012 acclaimed The Venice Suite: A Voyage Through Loss, and including previously unpublished new work.
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