Dublin's Other Poetry - Rhymes and Songs of the City (Paperback)

Dublin's writers rarely remain solemn for long: their wicked sense of humour has travelled the world. This is an irresistible new anthology of what used to be called 'comic and curious verse' about the city, written by some of her most entertaining poets and songwriters. Fashions in verse come and go. Too often we forget - paradoxically - the most memorable works of wit, sarcasm or absurdity. The ones gathered here were written over four centuries, and were inspired by many things - among them love, injustice, history, politics, animals and alcohol, but most of all by the citizens of Dublin themselves. Whether the lines are satirical, sentimental, subversive, sexy or just plain silly, you will find that many of them show a rare seriousness as well. Each poem comes with background information about where it originated, and each page is illuminated by Hector McDonnell's wonderful, witty drawings.

General

Imprint:	The Lilliput Press Ltd
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	March 2010
Editors:	John Wyse Jackson • Hector McDonnell
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-84351-161-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-84351-161-4
Barcode:	9781843511618

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