{"product_id":"the-oomph-of-quicksilver-rogha-danta-selected-poems-1970-1998-9781859182482","title":"The Oomph of Quicksilver: Rogha Danta \/ Selected Poems 1970-1998","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Davitt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cork University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cork University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dual language collection of poetry by one of the most vibrant and innovative Irish language poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Davitt is a very well known Irish writer and broadcaster. He founded the poetry broadsheet and journal \"Innti\", and was a central figure in a new movement in Gaelic poetry in the 1970's. He became a friend of Sean O Riordain, to who's metaphysical wit he gave a sharp vernacular edge. Davitt was also influenced by the linguistic virtuosity of the American e.e. cummings, the Beat poets and American popular culture. His poems have a wide-awake conscience that holds a mirror to contemporary Irish society, while his poems about and for people he admires capture their force and vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first time Davitt's poems have appeared together in a single volume, and the translations were carefully worked by a number of leading Irish poets including Brendan Kennelly, Paul Muldoon, and John Montague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents of Irish poetry and poetry lovers alike will enjoy this selection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cork University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591164510359,"sku":"9781859182482","price":1883.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781859182482.webp?v=1774971841","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-oomph-of-quicksilver-rogha-danta-selected-poems-1970-1998-9781859182482","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}