Separation Anxiety - Couverture souple

Bradley, Gavin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1772126012 ISBN 13 : 9781772126013

Editeur : University of Alberta Press, 2022

Synopsis

This poignant debut by Gavin Bradley explores the emotional toll of different kinds of separation: from a partner, a previously held sense of self, or a home and the people left behind. The main narrative follows the deterioration of a long-term relationship, interweaving poems dealing with the loneliness of immigration and the anxiety of separation from Northern Ireland, the poet's homeland. These personal poems enter their stories through a variety of characters and places, from dock builders to dogs, from shorelines to volcanoes, to "mouths soft and humming like beehives." Sections of the collection examine a post-Troubles' experience in Northern Ireland--evoking the conflict of growing up with bombs and domineering Catholicism--tell grandfather stories, and show a lasting love for the people, the language, and the land. Separation Anxiety ultimately conveys a message of hope, reminding us that "we'll be remembered for / ourselves, and not the spaces we / leave behind."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gavin Bradley is an award-winning writer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently living in Edmonton, on Treaty 6 territory. His work has appeared in The Irish Times, The North, Best New British and Irish Poets, and Glass Buffalo.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Alberta Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1772126012
• ISBN 13: 9781772126013
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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