Sailing To An Island
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the windswept coastlines of Connacht to the ancient rhythms of the sea, Richard Murphy's Sailing to an Island is a landmark collection of Irish poetry that anchors itself in the rugged beauty of the west of Ireland and the timeless struggle between man and nature. The poems chronicle the lives of fishermen, sailors, and islanders with a precision and intimacy that transforms the particulars of place into universal human experience, most notably in the celebrated title poem, which recounts a treacherous voyage to Clare Island in Clew Bay. Murphy's verse is distinguished by its formal mastery and its documentary clarity — he presents the physical world with an unflinching, almost sculptural attention to detail, drawing on both personal memory and historical narrative. This collection, first published in 1963, established him as one of the defining voices of mid-twentieth-century Irish poetry, standing apart from his contemporaries through his unique ability to make geography a vehicle for elegy and myth. For readers who have yet to encounter Murphy's austere and luminous vision of Ireland's Atlantic edge, Sailing to an Island is an unforgettable point of departure.
Author: Richard Murphy
Format: Paperback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the windswept coastlines of Connacht to the ancient rhythms of the sea, Richard Murphy's Sailing to an Island is a landmark collection of Irish poetry that anchors itself in the rugged beauty of the west of Ireland and the timeless struggle between man and nature. The poems chronicle the lives of fishermen, sailors, and islanders with a precision and intimacy that transforms the particulars of place into universal human experience, most notably in the celebrated title poem, which recounts a treacherous voyage to Clare Island in Clew Bay. Murphy's verse is distinguished by its formal mastery and its documentary clarity — he presents the physical world with an unflinching, almost sculptural attention to detail, drawing on both personal memory and historical narrative. This collection, first published in 1963, established him as one of the defining voices of mid-twentieth-century Irish poetry, standing apart from his contemporaries through his unique ability to make geography a vehicle for elegy and myth. For readers who have yet to encounter Murphy's austere and luminous vision of Ireland's Atlantic edge, Sailing to an Island is an unforgettable point of departure.