A Spell to Bless the Silence: Selected Poems

by John Montague

As one of the groundbreaking poets from Ulster, John Montague was significant in the development of postwar Irish, British, and American poetry. His early poems reflect the political and sectarian divide of his native County Tyrone, explore his Catholic upbringing, and moving record a ritualized lifestyle that in Ireland has been fast fading from view. In later years, Montague's American and European interests became as apparent as his Irish ones,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930630859
• ISBN13: 9781930630857
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Wake Forest University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 9.0"