Parallax: And Selected Poems
| Author | Sinéad Morrissey |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Poetry > Subjects & Themes > General |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press |
Publication date | 06/28/2013 |
| Pages | 69 |
| ISBN | 1847774423 |
| Preceded by | Through the Square Window |
Parallax is the fifth poetry collection written by Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey. [1] First published in 2013, by Carcanet Press, the collection of poems focus on the premise of the appearance and position of an object being changed by the change in the position of the observer. [2] In 2015, after becoming the fourth shortlisted poem written by Morrissey, it received the T. S. Eliot Prize. [3]
Synopsis
Parallax is a
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Reception
Parallax has received a majority of positive reception. British poet, Ian Duhig, the chair of the final judging panel for the T.S. Eliot Prize, praised the piece as “Politically, historically and personally ambitious, expressed in beautifully turned language,..." [4]
References
- ^ Brearton, Fran (6 September 2013). "Parallax by Sinéad Morrissey - review". The Guardian. The Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Morrissey, Sinéad (12 May 2015). Parallax: And Selected Poems. Great Britain: Carcanet Press. p. 3. ISBN 9781847774422. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Martin (21 September 2017). "Sinéad Morrissey wins £10,000 Forward poetry prize". Irish Times. The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Burke-Kennedy, Eoin (13 January 2013). "Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey wins prestigious TS Eliot Prize". The Irish Times. The Irish Times Company. Retrieved 24 June 2019.