The Professor of Forgetting - Softcover

Greg Delanty (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807180149 ISBN 13: 9780807180143

Publisher: LSU Press, 2023

Synopsis

The Professor of Forgetting, a new collection from the acclaimed Irish poet Greg Delanty, swings back and forth on the fulcrum of what we call "now" and confronts our notion of how time passes. From the very first poem, "Going Nowhere Fast," which ponders whether we are now here or going nowhere, to the final selection, from which the book takes its self-reflective title, these exuberant poems chronicle what it means to be human with joy, pathos, honesty, despair, sorrow, celebration, and wit. Structurally diverse in form, the poems also explore a range of poignant topics, including childhood, family, love, racism, the natural world, immigration, and the unavoidability of death. Often humorous, Delanty's poetry finds ways of coping with the challenges of life, as it makes lasting art out of heartbreaking difficulty and experience.

About this title

About the Author

Greg Delanty was born in Cork City, Ireland, and maintains dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States, where he has lived since 1986. He is the author of No More Time and Book Seventeen, among many other poetry collections, and he has received numerous awards for his work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. He teaches at Saint Michael's College in Vermont.

Edition details

• Publisher: LSU Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807180149
• ISBN 13: 9780807180143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 70