Gerard Woodward’s After The Deafening offers a poignant exploration of memory, loss, and resilience through a refined and reflective lens. His precise imagery and measured cadence evoke a landscape of personal and collective history, where moments of silence speak as powerfully as words. The poems navigate the aftermath of trauma, drawing readers into a contemplative space where beauty and sorrow coexist, capturing the subtle echoes that reverberate long after the initial noise has faded. The collection’s sophisticated layering of emotional depth and lyrical craftsmanship affirms Woodward’s place as a masterful voice in contemporary poetry.
Gerard Woodward’s After The Deafening offers a poignant exploration of memory, loss, and resilience through a refined and reflective lens. His precise imagery and measured cadence evoke a landscape of personal and collective history, where moments of silence speak as powerfully as words. The poems navigate the aftermath of trauma, drawing readers into a contemplative space where beauty and sorrow coexist, capturing the subtle echoes that reverberate long after the initial noise has faded. The collection’s sophisticated layering of emotional depth and lyrical craftsmanship affirms Woodward’s place as a masterful voice in contemporary poetry.
CHATTO AND WINDUS, 1994 paperback first edition. Mostly good condition, some foxing & sticker remnant on inside page, with slight creasing along spine, otherwise a good, clean copy
