Bindweed - Softcover

Mark Roper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910251240 ISBN 13: 9781910251249

Publisher: Dedalus Press, 2017

Synopsis

The poems in Roper’s new collection present a series of variations on how we perceive and try to connect with the world. There are poems addressed to familiar companions such as the moon or a shadow, and poems that stem from travels abroad. Throughout, Roper’s alertness and subtlety of language frame his subject matter with consummate skill, allowing the reader to see, hear, and sense the vital presences far beyond the margins of the page.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Roper was born in Derbyshire, England in 1951 and has lived in Ireland since 1980. His collections include his debut The Hen Ark (1990), which won the 1992 Aldeburgh Prize for best first collection; The Home Fire (1998); Whereabouts (2005); and A Gather of Shadow (2008). Even So: New & Selected Poems was published by Dedalus Press in 2008. He has collaborated with photographer Paddy Dwan on two books, The River Book (2010), and The Backstrand (2013). The Invader, an opera composed by Eric Sweeney to a libretto by Mark Roper, premiered in Ireland in May 2014.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dedalus Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910251240
• ISBN 13: 9781910251249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80