20 Poems

‘Published in 2001, 20 Poems was Seán Mac Falls’s first collection of verse and it was acclaimed by every reviewer from Frank Kermode to Christopher Ricks. When Harold Bloom wrote, ‘Mac Falls is an authentic poet. His voice is his own, . . . refreshingly unfashionable.’ he was right to see in his poetry the promise of a new direction. 20 Poems marked the auspicious outset of an acclaimed master. As a first book of poems, it was remarkable for its musicality and original language.

‘ . . . I was stirred and cheered by the vigour of them [20 Poems]. Whitman seems to be among his ancestors, as well as Yeats.’
— John Carey

‘ He is an indubitable poet . . . I have read his poems with real admiration, I recommend him strongly . . . ’
— Harold Bloom

ISBN 10: 1-929812-05-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-929812-05-9

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