Exemplary Damages is as fine and varied a collection as its five predecessors. It captures contemporary attitudes towards life, love and God with unfaltering accuracy in styles which range from the richly sensuous to the mercilessly mordant. Whether depicting a group of middle-aged 'lads' at tea break or struggling to comprehend the English spoken at an EU seminar, Dennis O'Driscoll's skill in observation and metaphor succeeds in conveying humour and pathos with an unsentimental robustness.
| ISBN: | 9780856463501 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2002 |
| Author: | Dennis ODriscoll |
| Publisher: | Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 86 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |