Overview
Irish poet Greg Delanty presents a series of poems that explore the birth of a child. These poems log the days before and after a child is born, detailing the wonder and trepidation of parents, the growth of the child, and speculation on the soul and spirit. Written from the vantage point of a father—his hopes, fears, awe, and perplexity—these poems register the seen and unseen interconnections of place, people, the natural world, and the continuity of the past with the present and the future.Reviews
“Cork-born Delanty writes poems that are wordily appealing the way that Hopkins and late Auden [appeal].” —Time Literary SupplementAuthor Biography
Greg Delanty is a teacher at St. Michael's College in Vermont. He is the author of Cast in the Fire, Southward, American Wake, and The Hellbox.
