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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
First Words

First Words

Byrne, Andrew

Paperback

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $12.95

ISBN10: 1475981775
ISBN13: 9781475981773
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: Apr 26 2013
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.26 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

He drifts away under sunny leaves

And stands beside the waiting bus,

a skinny boy of thirteen,

As soft good-byes expressed in his ear

tilt the smile off his face ...

In this collection of poetry, Andrew Byrne combines a strong voice with a keen wit as he explores conflict and resolution and questions whether fate determines the course of our lives. Byrne, a seasoned poet, uses clever wordplay to observe how vulnerable we are in personal relationships as well as in society. In an animated, open, and unsparing style, he shares lyrical verse about love and loss, violence, death, and betrayal reexplored not only through modern eyes, but through mythical and ancient figures such as Orpheus, Heracles, and Achilles.

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