This mischievous poet is alive and kicking. He is a satirist trying to define generosity, happiness and love, with scurrilous candour and piercing clarity, in brief punchy poems. But no matter how savage his attacks, he is always playful and compassionate. He is a sharp, visionary writer who knows the world about him and is in touch with the world within himself, at once bewildered, attentive and bitingly articulate. Martial Art is a book that packs a punch.
EPIGRAMSLATIN POETRY_TRANSLATIONS INTO ENGLISH
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERBloodaxe Books
LENGTH96
LANGUAGEEN
Martial Art
by Brendan Kennelly
This mischievous poet is alive and kicking. He is a satirist trying to define generosity, happiness and love, with scurrilous candour and piercing clarity, in brief punchy poems. But no matter how savage his attacks, he is always playful and compassionate. He is a sharp, visionary writer who knows the world about him and is in touch with the world within himself, at once bewildered, attentive and bitingly articulate. Martial Art is a book that packs a punch.