"Gathering the Dead in the Garden" is a first collection by the winner of this year's Goldsmith Poetry Prize. Containing forty three poems in all, they are broken down into a number of different sections and on a once through are impressive indeed. The section I went back to for a second read was titled "Southeast" and given that the writer is from Enniscorthy in Wexford the poems capture something of the town and of growing up in that part of the countryside. "Whores" and "Here Come the Lambs" which has a fine lyrical run to it, are the best of poems and there are sure to be others in here you'll enjoy as well. There is an excellent breakdown or introduction on the cover by Eamonn Wall and the copy I've got is in hardback. Priced at €12 on the website, the publisher is the Scallta Media, link: www.scalltamedia.com and well worth a look!
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