Selected Prose

by Derek Mahon

Derek Mahon, best known as a poet, has also published a considerable body of prose. Previous work in this line, much of it journalism (feature articles, book reviews), appeared in Journalism (Gallery, 1996) and some is reprinted here, often in extended form; but most is new. ?CriticalOCO essays ? on Swift, Coleridge, Yeats and Dylan Thomas among others ? take pride of place, while autobiographical excursions ? ?Huts and ShedsOCO, ?The Poetry NonsenseOCO, ?Bowen on the BoxOCO, ?Indian InkOCO ? add an intriguing new dimension. This fascinating and entertaining selection throws fresh light on the work of an important writer. "

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Derek Mahon was born in Belfast in 1941, studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and the Sorbonne, and has held journalistic and academic appointments in London and New York. A member of Aosdána, he has received numerous awards including the Irish Academy of Letters Award, the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize, and Lannan and Guggenheim Fellowships. - See more at: http://www.gallerypress.com/authors/m...

Reviews

[Gail McConnell]

'The idea of failure, much underrated, thrives between freedom and necessity, between gravity and grace, in an 'endless quarrel between earth and sky'.' (104)