Everyman's Poetry - 37: More Poetry Please!
- 113 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Poems chosen by listeners to Poetry Please - ballards, satires, songs or prayers - for every mood and taste.
P. J. Kavanagh Books
P. J. Kavanagh was a poet, prose writer, and columnist whose work explores human connections and the search for meaning in the everyday. His poetry, often described as substitute poems, is characterized by keen observation and a reflective tone. Kavanagh's engagement with diverse art forms and travel experiences informs his prose, weaving personal history with broader cultural and historical contexts. His writing excels at finding profound truths in ordinary moments, offering readers both solace and contemplation.
The Perfect Stranger
- 214 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Written with a poet's precision, The Perfect Stranger is a funny, absorbing and brilliantly portrayed rite of passage. Driving the narrator is a desire to recount the effect of a singular young woman; the love of her and the loss of her.
The Bodley Head G.K. Chesterton
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Perfect Stranger
- 182 pages
- 7 hours of reading
This book recounts the comedy, passion and the abrupt tragedy P. J. Kavanagh's early years. From a Butlin holiday camp to Switzerland and a battlefield in Korea to Barcelona, Kavanagh's life made little sense to him until he met 'the perfect stranger.' This work is a tender, funny, and unsentimental record of the uniqueness of human love.
Duell für die Freiheit
- 167 pages
- 6 hours of reading