Origin Like Water: Collected Poems 1957--1987

by Eavan Boland

Book Overview

Here, from one of our major poets, is the collected early work that has been long unavailable in this country. Included in this volume is the work from Eaven Boland's five early volumes of poetry: New Territory, The War Horse, In Her Own Image, Night Feed, and The Journey. With the publication of this volume, all of Boland's poetry will now be available.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393316017
• ISBN13: 9780393316018
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

seamus heaney had better make room at the top

Eavan Boland's early work is collected here. This volume, then, can be read as a progression through a life as a woman and a poet. Her poetry speaks to the everyday human concerns. It also grapples with political issues and personal consequences. If you have not read Boland's work, you should. She is a major voice in Irish literature and in contemporary poetry and deserves recogintion among the best. This volume allows you to see how her work has evolved. Once you read this, I urge you too look at In a Time of Violence, her most recent poetry collection. Also, her memoir, Object Lessons, is a must read for every woman poet today and a good read for anyone interested in poiltics, poetry, Ireland, or womanhood. Boland is also a wonderfully generous person and teacher