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Oomph of Quicksilver/Freacnairc Mhearcair Paperback – June 30, 2000

by Michael Davitt (Author), Louis De Paor (Author)
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A dual language collection of poetry by one of the most vibrant and innovative Irish language poets.



Michael Davitt is a very well known Irish writer and broadcaster. He founded the poetry broadsheet and journal "Innti", and was a central figure in a new movement in Gaelic poetry in the 1970's. He became a friend of Sean O Riordain, to who's metaphysical wit he gave a sharp vernacular edge. Davitt was also influenced by the linguistic virtuosity of the American e.e. cummings, the Beat poets and American popular culture. His poems have a wide-awake conscience that holds a mirror to contemporary Irish society, while his poems about and for people he admires capture their force and vitality.



This is the first time Davitt's poems have appeared together in a single volume, and the translations were carefully worked by a number of leading Irish poets including Brendan Kennelly, Paul Muldoon, and John Montague.



Students of Irish poetry and poetry lovers alike will enjoy this selection.
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  1. Print length
    120 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Cork University Press
  4. Publication date
    June 30, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    5.3 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1859182488
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1859182482
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"Word comes to us from abroad of an event worth celebrating: the bilingual publication of Michael Davitt's The Oomph of Quicksilver....While Davitt's work is essentially informed by the oral traditions of Irish folk song and story, he is also heavily influenced by others outside Ireland, such as e.e. Cummings, Bob Dylan and the Beats. The facts that Michael Davitt is such a seminal Ginsberg-like figure in the world of Irish-language literature and that the Oomph of Quicksilver selected poems spanning almost thirty years, is his first to appear in English translation are our cause for celebration....With translations by some of the most highly respected Irish poets writing mainly in English, the Oomph is a clear field for those of us here in the US to witness such uncommon talent." (The Bloomsbury Review)

About the Author

Michael Davitt is a broadcaster for RTE. He has numerous other publictions which include Gleann ar Ghleann (1982), Bilgeard Sráide (1983), An Tost a Scagadh (1993) and Scuais (1999).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cork University Press (June 30, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1859182488
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1859182482
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches
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P. L. McNamara
5.0 out of 5 stars Language employed to enliven the spirit
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020
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Read. This is what poetry is. Do not be led astray by the current vogue for novelty over the precise use of spirit-enlivening language. Here is truth. Here is beauty. As Keats observed "that is all/ Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
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Pete Hay
5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry in Irish, but for the World
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2017
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Michael Davitt wrote in Irish all his life, and as far as I know, this is his only publication to include English translations. It left me, monolingual as I am, wanting access to his entire oeuvre. Davitt may have written in Gaelic, but the earthy power of his verse, and the topicality of what he chooses to write about, make him a writer for the world, and a sublimely talented poet.
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