Hymn to a Young Demon - Softcover

Aonghas MacNeacail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846970024 ISBN 13: 9781846970023

Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2007

Synopsis

"Hymn to a Young Demon" is a heady burst of fresh air, with poems in both Gaelic and the poet's own English versions. It is a book which falls eloquently in two parts - 'the gift of anger' and 'the other turning' - articulated by the furious energy and irrepressible zest for life that readers of Aonghas MacNeacail's work will instantly recognise. The collection's scope ranges from the western isles of Scotland to the battlefields of Europe and the collapse of the Iron Curtain, from explosive battles with church and state to the intimate, mature poems of love and friendship, and the powerful resolution of the final poem, 'the stone'. With an uncanny sense of prophecy, these poems show how time and again human struggles and achievements are repeated across time and place. An assured and vigorous voice at the height of his power, Aonghas MacNeacail's style sweeps to new heights.

About this title

About the Author:

Aonghas Macneacail was born in Uig on Skye in 1942. He is a poet, journalist, researcher, broadcaster, scriptwriter and filmmaker. He has published collections of poems in both Gaelic and English and his writing has appeared in literary journals in Scotland and internationally. He has had poetry broadcast on radio, television, has given readings throughout Scotland and has toured extensively abroad.

About this edition

• Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1846970024
• ISBN 13: 9781846970023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192