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Honey to the Ear: Poems of Liam McAllister & Mick McAtamney
First published in 1987, Honey to the Ear celebrates the poetry of Mick McAtamney (1862-1946) and Liam McAllister (1899-1975).
Both County Derry men, each conveyed in his own way the joy of living close to the land and the beauty of the seasons. One a family man and farmer who never left Derry, the other a single man and inveterate traveller who traversed America, each looked at life and its adventures through the eyes of a poetic spirit.
In his foreword, fellow Derry man and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney writes of these poems that 'they call us back to poetry's origins in speech and chant work-songs'. Honey to the Ear is a celebration of Irish rural life more than a century ago, and both poets reflect on man's place in the great scheme of things. Readers will savour their musings on life and fate, their humour and pathos, and their insights that hopefully will enrich us all.
CAD $ 7.95