Farmers Cross
Bernard O'Donoghue
Farmers Cross
The book brings together subtle and moving meditations on exile and belonging, travel and home, and honours many friends and loved ones along the way.
3.2 out of 5 based on 4 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
Poetry |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Pages |
64 |
| RRP |
£9.99 |
| Date of Publication |
June 2011 |
| ISBN |
978-0571268603 |
| Publisher |
Faber and Faber |
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The book brings together subtle and moving meditations on exile and belonging, travel and home, and honours many friends and loved ones along the way.
Reviews
The Guardian
Paul Batchelor
"O'Donoghue's unusual claim on the reader is that he is always excellent company. Where another poet might impress with imagery or verbal music, O'Donoghue stakes everything on voice – or, more specifically, tone – achieving a soft-spoken intimacy with the reader. His tact and scrupulous restraint are matched by his artistry, which is especially evident in his explorations of the workings of memory."
22/07/2011
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The Independent on Sunday
Lesley McDowell
"Death looms large in this collection, and if there is little comfort to be had from it, Bernard O'Donoghue at least reminds us of the continuity of the earth and those who live on it and work it."
03/07/2011
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The Sunday Times
Sean O'Brien
"So unemphatic and resistant to the resonant conclusion beloved of many poets are his subtle condensed biographies and narrative episodes that at times an ear-trumpet is called for."
04/09/2011
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The Sunday Times
Alan Brownjohn
"... predominantly lyrical and reflective. Everything is adeptly crafted, but the author seems reluctant to flesh out his promising cameos of life in the rural Ireland he left behind."
15/01/2012
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