What do you think?
Rate this book
The Dead Kingdom
A book of poetry detailing the personal, historical and social climate of his lifelong travel from Cork to Ulster and the scene of his mother's funeral. Chapters include "Upstream," "This Neutral Realm," "The Black Pig," "The Silver Flask," and "A Flowering Absence." Includes b/w photography in chapter headings. A very good softcover copy. Bit of wear and fading to covers; creased top front corner. Tight binding. Aged, but clean, unmarked pages. NOT ex-library. Shipped Under 1 kilogram. Poetry; 0916390209. ISBN/ 9780916390204. Inventory 020152.
- GenresPoetry
96 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1984
10 people want to read
About the author
John Montague
120 books20 followersJohn Patrick Montague, BA, MA, MFA, DLitt
American-born Irish poet, writer of short fiction, essayist, and professor. Graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Iowa.
Awarded honourary doctorates by the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Ulster, and University College Dublin. Recipient of the American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the Irish-American Cultural Institute’s Award for Literature, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and Australia's Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize.
He was appointed the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he became Distinguished Writer-in-Residence for the New York State Writers' Institute and Professor of Poetry and Writer-in-Residence at State University of New York at Albany. He also taught at University College Cork, Queen’s University in Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, and his alma mater University College Dublin.
In addition to receiving honourary doctorates in the United States and Ireland, France invested him a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
American-born Irish poet, writer of short fiction, essayist, and professor. Graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Iowa.
Awarded honourary doctorates by the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Ulster, and University College Dublin. Recipient of the American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the Irish-American Cultural Institute’s Award for Literature, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and Australia's Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize.
He was appointed the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he became Distinguished Writer-in-Residence for the New York State Writers' Institute and Professor of Poetry and Writer-in-Residence at State University of New York at Albany. He also taught at University College Cork, Queen’s University in Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, and his alma mater University College Dublin.
In addition to receiving honourary doctorates in the United States and Ireland, France invested him a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
Read
August 6, 2022I really enjoyed these poems and will try to find a copy of this book.
Read
January 6, 2017821.914 M759d 1984
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews