New and Selected Poems

"One of the most interesting poets now writing in English. O'Driscoll's poetry has the rare virtue of making us feel that most other poets are forcing things a little, striving for effect. He writes directly, naturally, about the emotions that are closest to us and, for that very reason, go unobserved: how we actually feel about work and possessions and aging."-Adam Kirsch, Slate New and Selected Poems shows Irish poet Dennis O'Driscoll to be a writer of great humanity and wit whose observant and rhythmically supple poetry is acutely attentive to the tragedies and comedies of contemporary life. Closing with a generous selection of new work, it is a compelling collection with a distinctive and often startling world view.

Born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1954, Dennis O'Driscoll is widely-known as a critic as well as a poet; a selection of his essays and reviews, Troubled Thoughts, Majestic Dreams (The Gallery Press), appeared in 2001. In 1999, he received a Lannan Literary Award. A civil servant since the age of 16, he works for Irish Customs in Dublin.