The Stubble Fields

by Moran, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781901233780
• ISBN10: 1901233782
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Dedalus Pr

Summary

This is a first collection by a poet living in rural Ireland whose themes move from the awareness of landscape and its relationship to those living close to nature, to the difficulties of living in a time when natural values seem threatened, to the redemptive power of art. Patrick Moran's work echoes Patrick Kavanagh's but with new twists and slants that are attractive, accessible, and challenging. The most appealing aspect of his work is the exploration of dreams and their residues.

Table of Contents

Artesian	p. 9
Bird Migration	p. 10
Ordination Sunday	p. 11
Nuns' Cemetery	p. 12
Cot Death	p. 13
Terminal	p. 14
The Giant Panda	p. 16
Alcoholic	p. 18
At the Daycare Centre	p. 20
Workshop for the Handicapped	p. 21
Origins	p. 22
In Memoriam	p. 24
Poker School	p. 25
Prime Time	p. 26
Break-Up	p. 27
After the Crash	p. 28
Dreamland	p. 29
Birthplace	p. 30
Circus	p. 32
Spoiled Priest	p. 33
Going Back	p. 34
Stubble Fields, After Spraying	p. 35
Bog Lane	p. 36
Where?	p. 37
The Moment	p. 38
The Last	p. 39
Man Dying	p. 40
Bill	p. 41
Faith Healer in Age	p. 43
Patient	p. 45
Shortcomings	p. 46
Refugee	p. 47
Local History	p. 48
Achill	p. 49
Epithalamium	p. 50
Passing the Royal Hotel	p. 51
Ritual	p. 52
Birth	p. 53
The Dark Road	p. 55
Rough Drafts	p. 56
Leaving Sunday Mass	p. 57
At O'Connell's Pub	p. 58
The Birds	p. 60
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