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Vinegar Hill: Poems

Vinegar Hill: Poems

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  • Create Date：2022-04-10 01:19:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Colm Tóibín
  • ISBN：080700653X
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Reviews

Bernie ，

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 ，

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 ，

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