A Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990 by Brendan Kennelly offers a profound, richly textured, and engaging journey through three remarkable decades of the poet’s work. This thoughtfully curated collection beautifully captures Kennelly’s distinctive and evocative voice, seamlessly blending personal reflection with timeless and universal themes such as love, despair, hope, and the inexorable passage of time. His accessible yet richly lyrical style warmly invites readers into an intimate and contemplative dialogue with life’s many complexities, making the poems both deeply thought-provoking and profoundly relatable on a personal level. For anyone interested in the richness of Irish poetry or the subtle nuances of human experience, this volume stands as a compelling and enduring testament to Kennelly’s remarkable literary artistry and his lasting contribution to contemporary verse.
A Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990 by Brendan Kennelly offers a profound, richly textured, and engaging journey through three remarkable decades of the poet’s work. This thoughtfully curated collection beautifully captures Kennelly’s distinctive and evocative voice, seamlessly blending personal reflection with timeless and universal themes such as love, despair, hope, and the inexorable passage of time. His accessible yet richly lyrical style warmly invites readers into an intimate and contemplative dialogue with life’s many complexities, making the poems both deeply thought-provoking and profoundly relatable on a personal level. For anyone interested in the richness of Irish poetry or the subtle nuances of human experience, this volume stands as a compelling and enduring testament to Kennelly’s remarkable literary artistry and his lasting contribution to contemporary verse.
Bloodaxe 1990, first edition, copy in reasonable to good order, inside page has been removed, outer cover show some wear with approx 8 cm crease at back, clean with no internal or external ink/pencil
