Dennis ODriscoll . . . is one of the most interesting poets now writing inEnglish.Adam Kirsch SlateDennis ODriscolls poetry is invigoratinggrounded and modern w... » 

Dennis ODriscoll . . . is one of the most interesting poets now writing inEnglish.Adam Kirsch SlateDennis ODriscolls poetry is invigoratinggrounded and modern with an ear attuned to the tragedies and comedies ofcontemporary life in a globalized Ireland. When Reality Check was publishedlast year in the United Kingdom it was named one of the top ten books of 2007by The Independent of London.ODriscoll who tours regularly in the UnitedStates excels at stripping away stereotypes. He incorporates the language ofthe business world into his poetry often to comic effect. His job as a civilservant for nearly forty years a lifetimes fug of arbitrations ordinancesinteragency liaisons has made him privy to the intricacies of bureaucracydiplomacy and commerce and has given him a knack for transforming timelessthemes through workaday words and presentday concerns.Lean on the greenrecycle bin in the yard where roses run amok scent intensified by last nightsrain . . . Rest on the laurels of your elbows. Consent to mind and body goingtheir ways amicably a trial separation.Dennis ODriscoll author of tenbooks is one of Irelands most popular poets and critics. According to PoetryReview he is one of the bestread men in the Western world. «