With a beauty and power that is uncommon in modern poetry, the author's work is chiefly about Ireland. ""I find in them the true voice, like the song of a blackbird singing whether it is heard or no, for the pure joy of the song itself""--Kathleen Raine.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pp. 76. Signed & inscribed presentation copy from the author. The inscription reads: "For Lorna with much gratitude and affection Anne.October, 1982." Peters has also signed the book on half title page. Lorna was Lorna Reynolds (1911-2003) who lectured English at University College Dublin. In 1966 she became Professor in Modern English at University College Galway. She wrote poetry and a critical biography of Kate O'Brien with whom she was a good friend. At UCD among her contemporaries were Flann O'Brien, Mary Lavin, Cyril Cusack. Among her European colleagues were Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and others. She was a good cook and a frequent visitor to Italy. She was a highly respected educator, lecturer and a forceful personality. Herself and Kate O'Brien were close friends. Seller Inventory # 017192
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. a near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 013256
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, first edition, very good condition. Signed by the author and includes a letter of corespondence and greetings card from the author. Jacket has some wear with small tears to the front and rear top edges and a few light surface marks. The boards are very clean and the text remains excellent throughout. DP. By Author. Used. Seller Inventory # 512230
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Hard. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light chipping to edges of DJ with a couple of tiny tears and a tiny stain to front. Very light foxing to closed edges, else a clean and tidy copy. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 71378
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Author inscribed on her bookplate on the first free end paper. Brown covers in an orange & green dust jacket. 8vo, 76 pages. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 91367
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