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The Purpose of the Gift: Selected Poems (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Purpose of the Gift'The Purpose of the Gift' is a summing-up of Michael Smith's career to date as a poet. Better known in Britain as a translator, above all of Spanish baroque poetry, his own work has been obscured on the British side of the Irish Sea for too long.
Full description- Publisher: Shearsman Books
- Published: 30 October 2004
- Format: Paperback 164 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets
- ISBN 13: 9780907562597 ISBN 10: 0907562590
- Sales rank: 1,178,629
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Full description for The Purpose of the Gift
Irish poet, translator and editor Michael Smith is based in Dublin and this volume represents his first British career retrospective. The book is an overview of his career as a poet to date - encompassing six previous Irish collections, only one of which appeared in Britain, where he is perhaps better known as a translator of Spanish baroque poetry. He founded New Writers' Press in Dublin in 1967, an enterprise which was responsible for the publication of a number of neglected Irish poets, as well as several important younger writers. He was also co-founder and editor of the literary magazine The Lace Curtain.
