Poems, 1962-1978 Derek Mahon /Oxford Paperbacks 1979 Irish Verse PB VGC

Poems 1962-1978Derek Mahon (Author)PublisherOxford PaperbacksPublication Date1979Pages126TopicsIrish Verse / PoetryISBN9780192118974BindingPaperbackWeight178DimensionsWidth: 12.9   Height: 19.8   Spine: 0.7 (approx)Description\nThis edition was published on 01/11/1979 and is in very good condition. This copy is used and may have been read. Its general condition is slight wear to corners and edges internally cleanSynopsisDerek Mahon, who was born in Belfast in 1941, is widely regarded as one of the most important Irish poets of his generation. Poems 1962-1978 brings together most of the poems from his three previous collections, published by Oxford University Press and now out of print: Night-Crossing (1968), a Poetry Book Society Choice, Lives (1972), and The Snow Party (1975), for which he received the Denis Devlin Award. Some of the poems have been revised, one or two extensively, and some given new titles. The book is completed with a group of new poems, most notably 'Th.