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Synopsis
An Irish monk watching the Black Death edging towards him; a priest at Delphi lamenting the passing of an era; an Assyrian extispicist receiving more inspiration than is good for him - these are some of the voices in James Harpur's third collection. Drawing on legend, myth and sacred traditions, his poems explore universal forces - seen and unseen, personal and cosmic - shaping people's destinies, and the signs by which their patterns are revealed. These central issues coalesce in `Dies Irae', a long poem in which a Dark Age churchman tries to reconcile his mission to save souls in a sinking world with his own sickness, both physical and spiritual.
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About the Author
James Harpur has published two previous collections, `A Vision of Comets' and `The Monk's Dream'. He was born in 1956 of Irish-British parents and works as a freelance writer. He has received an Eric Gregory Award, bursaries from the Arts Council and the Society of Authors, and a Year of the Artist award to be poet in residence at Exeter Cathedral in 2001. He was also winner of the 1995 National Poetry Competition.
Review
'Harpur is a serious and intelligent poet who deserves to find many readers'Glyn Pursglove, Acumen
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- PublisherAnvil Pr Poetry Ltd
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0856463256
- ISBN 13 9780856463259
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages96
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