Five Fifty-Five

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By Maura Dooley

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In Five Fifty-Five, Maura Dooley presents a compelling collection of poems delving into themes of time, longing, and reflection. The work seamlessly intertwines personal introspections with broader cultural and artistic reflections, inviting readers to ponder the passage of time and its impact on human experiences. This exploration is both heartfelt and profound, offering a rich tapestry of emotion and insight.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the arts through the lens of poetry and culture. With insightful and evocative prose, it richly blends themes of personal experience with broader artistic and cultural commentary, offering a unique perspective that poetry lovers and arts enthusiasts will appreciate.

Maura Dooley’s poetry is renowned for embracing both lyricism and political consciousness, for its fusion of head and heart. Five Fifty-Five is a book of quizzical poems concerned with time and mortality which ask fundamental questions about our lives. It is her sixth collection, her first since The Silvering (2016).

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Five Fifty-Five presents quizzical poems concerned with time and mortality, asking fundamental questions about our lives, such as Where have you gone? and Who were you anyway?

In her first new collection since The Silvering, the author tries to find answers through conversations with figures like Louisa M. Alcott, Hokusai, Jane Austen, Buzz Aldrin, Anne Tyler, and the Great Uncle and Grandfather she never knew.

There are also poems about the difficulties and responsibilities of translation, both from the written word and in interpreting what is left unspoken in various kinds of absence; empty streams, bare trees, the loss of friends. Yet, these are poems that seek and try to offer consolation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780376578

Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 April 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Edition: Paperback original

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 64

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Arts & Culture Maura Dooley Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Maura Dooley was born in Truro, grew up in Bristol, worked for some years in Yorkshire, and has lived in London for the past 25 years. She is a freelance writer and lectures at Goldsmiths' College. Several of her previous Bloodaxe collections have been Poetry Book Society Recommendations.Kissing a BoneandLife Under WaterShe received a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors in 2016.