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"This poignant debut by Gavin Bradley explores the emotional toll of different kinds of separation: from a partner, a previously held sense of self, or a home and the people left behind. The main narrative follows the deterioration of a long-term relationship, interweaving poems dealing with the loneliness of immigration and the anxiety of separation from Northern Ireland, the poet's homeland. These personal poems enter their stories through a variety of characters and places, from dock builders to dogs, from shorelines to volcanoes, to "mouths soft and humming like beehives." Sections of the collection examine a post-Troubles' experience in Northern Ireland--evoking the conflict of growing up with bombs and domineering Catholicism--tell grandfather stories, and show a lasting love for the people, the language, and the land. Separation Anxiety ultimately conveys a message of hope, reminding us that "we'll be remembered for / ourselves, and not the spaces we / leave behind.""-- Provided by publisher
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Separation Anxiety, Gavin Bradley
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Separation Anxiety
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gavin Bradley
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 80
- ISBN10
- 1772126012
- ISBN13
- 9781772126013
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, Hobby, Travel
- Description
- "This poignant debut by Gavin Bradley explores the emotional toll of different kinds of separation: from a partner, a previously held sense of self, or a home and the people left behind. The main narrative follows the deterioration of a long-term relationship, interweaving poems dealing with the loneliness of immigration and the anxiety of separation from Northern Ireland, the poet's homeland. These personal poems enter their stories through a variety of characters and places, from dock builders to dogs, from shorelines to volcanoes, to "mouths soft and humming like beehives." Sections of the collection examine a post-Troubles' experience in Northern Ireland--evoking the conflict of growing up with bombs and domineering Catholicism--tell grandfather stories, and show a lasting love for the people, the language, and the land. Separation Anxiety ultimately conveys a message of hope, reminding us that "we'll be remembered for / ourselves, and not the spaces we / leave behind.""-- Provided by publisher