{"title":"Gerard Fanning","description":"Gerard Fanning was born in Dublin in 1952. A graduate of University College Dublin, he has published three collections of poems with Dedalus Press: \u003cem\u003eEaster Snow\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eWorking for the Government\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) and \u003cem\u003eWater \u0026amp; Power\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). Gerard Fanning has been the recipient of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and of the Brendan Behan Award for poetry.","products":[{"product_id":"wingspan-a-dedalus-sampler-1","title":"Wingspan: A Dedalus Sampler","description":"To celebrate its 21st year in publishing, Pat Boran introduces \u003ci\u003eWingspan: A Dedalus Sampler\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring recent and new work from 28 Irish and international poets on the Dedalus list whose range and diversity has come to be a hallmark of one of Ireland's longest-running and best-known literary imprints.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe featured poets are: Chris Agee, Fergus Allen, Leland Bardwell, Pat Boran, Eva Bourke, Paddy Bushe, Padraig J Daly, Patrick Deeley, Gerard Fanning, Ann Joyce, Thomas Kinsella, Fred Marchant, James J McAuley, Gerry Murphy, Iggy McGovern, Michael O'Dea, Knut Odegard, John O'Donnell, Mary O'Donoghue, Desmond O'grady, Amir Or, Paul Perry, Gabriel Rosenstock, Gerard Smyth, Dolores Stewart, Macdara Woods and Enda Wyley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The books from Dedalus now look superb, as befits the printing of serious verse... There is much in the Sampler: a brilliant moment of Wordsworthian revelation in James McAuley ('The Hill Walkers'); a keen immediacy in Pat Boran ('Still Life'); the ascetic gentleness of Paddy Bushe; and much more... As they say in the ads: buy this book.\"\u003cbr\u003eRobert Welch, \u003ci\u003eVerbal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editor: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Boran\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Portlaoise in 1963 and now lives in Dublin where, since 2005, he has been the publisher of the Dedalus Press. His own \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dedalus Press","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1041146072,"sku":"9781904556626","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_a56190c9-bb69-4a9a-8a87-2df5a5bb0292_1.jpeg?v=1752238165"}],"url":"https:\/\/inpressbooks.co.uk\/collections\/gerard-fanning\/fergus-allen.oembed","provider":"Inpress Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}