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The Drowned Book
The Drowned Book
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Many of the poems in Sean O’Brien’s new collection take their emotional tenor and imaginative cue from his acclaimed translation of
, and occupy a dark, flooded, subterranean world, as dramatically compelling as it is disquieting. Circumstances have compelled O’Brien to return repeatedly to the elegiac form, and
contains a number of powerfully moving poems written in memory of fellow poets and artists.
again shows O’Brien as master of the authoritative line, and underscores his pre-eminence among contemporary English poets.