Vinegar Hill: Poems
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- Author：Colm Tóibín
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Summary
From the New York Times best-selling author of Brooklyn， Colm Tóibín’s first collection of poetry explores sexuality， religion， and belonging through a modern lens。
Fans of Colm Tóibín’s novels， including The Magician， The Master， and Nora Webster， will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in verse。 Vinegar Hill explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Tóibín examines a wide range of subjects—politics， queer love， reflections on literary and artistic greats， living through COVID， and facing mortality。 The poems reflect a life well-traveled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy， wandering the streets of Dublin， and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House， readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Tóibín’s unique lens。
Within this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades， shot through with keen observation， emotion， and humor， Tóibín offers us lines and verses to provoke， ponder， and cherish。
Fans of Colm Tóibín’s novels， including The Magician， The Master， and Nora Webster， will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in verse。 Vinegar Hill explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Tóibín examines a wide range of subjects—politics， queer love， reflections on literary and artistic greats， living through COVID， and facing mortality。 The poems reflect a life well-traveled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy， wandering the streets of Dublin， and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House， readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Tóibín’s unique lens。
Within this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades， shot through with keen observation， emotion， and humor， Tóibín offers us lines and verses to provoke， ponder， and cherish。
Reviews
Bernie
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This collection of poems hit all over the board for me。 Some were boring， some were plain difficult to read， but several stood out （such as” Open House” and “Because the Night”） in my memory。 Definitely something worth giving a try if you’ve enjoyed previous works。
T P Kennedy
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Much as I love most of his writing， I didn't enjoy this collection。 It's more a compendium of thoughts， reflections and impressions of passing moments。 Some of these would have worked very well as prose passages。 I didn't find the poetic form in this book。 Light and not very memorable。 Much as I love most of his writing， I didn't enjoy this collection。 It's more a compendium of thoughts， reflections and impressions of passing moments。 Some of these would have worked very well as prose passages。 I didn't find the poetic form in this book。 Light and not very memorable。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I didn’t realize when I started it that this was Tóibín’s debut collection; so confident is his verse that I assumed he’s been publishing poetry for decades。 He’s one of those polymaths who’s written in many genres – contemporary fiction， literary criticism， travel memoir， historical fiction – and impresses in all。 There’s such a range of tone， structures and topics here。 Bereavements and chemotherapy are part of a relatable current events background， as in “Lines Written After the Second Modern I didn’t realize when I started it that this was Tóibín’s debut collection; so confident is his verse that I assumed he’s been publishing poetry for decades。 He’s one of those polymaths who’s written in many genres – contemporary fiction， literary criticism， travel memoir， historical fiction – and impresses in all。 There’s such a range of tone， structures and topics here。 Bereavements and chemotherapy are part of a relatable current events background， as in “Lines Written After the Second Moderna Vaccine at Dodgers’ Stadium Los Angeles， 27 February 2021。” Irish-Catholic nostalgia animates the very witty sequence from “The Nun” to “Vatican II。” You can come along on some armchair travels: “In Washington DC，” “In San Clemente，” “Canal Water” （Venice）， “Jericho，” and so on。 The poems are based around anecdotes or painterly observations; there are both short phrases and prose paragraphs。 The line breaks are unfailingly fascinating （any other enjambment geeks out there？）。 I particularly loved “Kennedy in Wexford，” “In the White House，” “Eccles Street” and “Eve。”Originally published on my blog， Bookish Beck。 。。。more
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