The Fall

Anthony Cronin, for long an outstanding figure on the Irish literary landscape, is, in his eighties, still writing poetry. Indeed this new collection contains some of the most remarkable and profound poetry he has written. It displays once again his superb lyrical gift, his honesty to common human experience and his tenderness about relationships, as well, of course, as the humour and sheer poetic intelligence that are a hallmark of his work. In this new book these qualities are balanced by a new depth of philosophical reflection and existential seriousness.