James Liddy Livres

James Liddy, Irish, catholic and gay, is one of Ireland's greatest poets. He stands critically among the best, as he flies in the margins. This new collection weaves Liddy's images of life, love, religion and sexuality, and he applauds—but is also not afraid to look "askance" at— his friends and other poets. As critic Mike Begnal says in his Afterword, Liddy, the outsider, "remains dangerous and potent. An on-the-run priest at the Mass Rock. He has his readers; he will have more. He does not crave critical acceptance, only the regard of his friends." This collection is a highlight in a career which continues to soar.

James Liddy's writing defies labeling. It combines American and Irish-American contexts and possesses states of history, and states of love, which are not often represented in contemporary poetry. Liddy's poems speak with an intimate voice and a cajoling sense of intrigue. 'Gold Set Dancing' is divided into three the first contains poems with Irish themes; the second section consists of prose poems celebrating the lives of the poet's grandparents; and the final section features the American Midwest and the city of Milwaukee.

Concludes the autobiographical explorations Liddy began in his earlier memoirs. In addition to recollections of Anne Yeats and Padraic Colum, reflections on George Moore and the Emperor Karl of Austria, there are several meditations on his awareness of his own death, and on Feast of the Transfiguration: a vision of life informed by the energies of the spirit.

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