Donegal Tarantella by Moya Cannon Carcanet Press Here the author of the

Here the author of the much-loved Captain Corelli’s Mandolin returns to this first love with his third collection

how exactly Darwin came up with his theory of evolution

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The selection ranges from early poems of feminist rebellion and tender observation of children to elegies for the poet’s father and close friends

The selection of Kholin’s poems features self-deprecating self-portraits

Donegal Tarantella by Moya Cannon Carcanet Press Here the author of theThis sixth collection by one of Carcanet's most celebrated Irish poets gathers together lyrics poems musing on history, on archaeology, geology and on the deep need of the human spirit to find expression in music and song.