
Dublin's Other Poetry
Rhymes and Songs of the City
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published on 21. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
145 pages
978-1-84351-161-8 (ISBN)
Description
Dublin's writers rarely remain solemn for long: their wicked sense of humour has travelled the world. This is an irresistible new anthology of what used to be called 'comic and curious verse' about the city, written by some of her most entertaining poets and songwriters. Fashions in verse come and go. Too often we forget - paradoxically - the most memorable works of wit, sarcasm or absurdity. The ones gathered here were written over four centuries, and were inspired by many things - among them love, injustice, history, politics, animals and alcohol, but most of all by the citizens of Dublin themselves. Whether the lines are satirical, sentimental, subversive, sexy or just plain silly, you will find that many of them show a rare seriousness as well. Each poem comes with background information about where it originated, and each page is illuminated by Hector McDonnell's wonderful, witty drawings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84351-161-8 (9781843511618)
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Persons
JOHN WYSE JACKSON and HECTOR McDONNELL have also worked together on Ireland's Other Poetry: Anonymous to Zozimus and Ulster's Other Poetry: Rhymes and Songs of the Province, both published by The Lilliput Press.