On Purpose

by Nick Laird

Book Overview

On Purpose examines the often brutal arena of human relations. Informed by both wit and a melancholic undercurrent, the book thoughtfully provokes concepts of happiness and sadness, of warring and reparation. The volume concludes with an affecting sequence about a marriage, inspired by that most influential of military treatises, The Art of War.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393338266
• ISBN13: 9780393338263
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A great choice for poetry-enthusiasts

A man with many published works under both novels and poetry, "On Purpose" is the work of someone who has seen much in the world, originating in Northern Ireland, now living in Rome. Tackling a wide arrange of emotions, Laird seeks to make readers laugh as well as cry. "On Purpose" is the work of much life experience, a great choice for poetry-enthusiasts. "Use of Spies": Upright and sleepless,/having watched three bad movies,/I am flying across the ocean to see you.//I am a warrior and nothing will stop me,/although in the event both passport control/and a stoned cabbie from Haiti will give it a go,/but I meant to mention something else.