Richard Murphy (1927-2018) was one of Ireland's most distinguished poets, known particularly for poems drawing on the people and history of the west of Ireland with classical rigour and 'unvarnished' clarity. He emerged in the 1950s with John Montague and Thomas Kinsella as one of the three major poets in the new Irish poetic renaissance. The Pleasure Ground expands the scope of his much acclaimed Collected Poems of 2000 to include a selection of new poems along with an appendix featuring illuminating commentary on the historical and personal background of some of his most notable work, including 'The Cleggan Disaster', 'The God Who Eats Corn', The Battle of Aughrim, and the poems of High Island. Poetry Book Society Special Commendation.
- ISBN10 132248533X
- ISBN13 9781322485331
- Publish Date 17 December 2014 (first published 25 April 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bloodaxe Books
- Format eBook
- Language English