Brendan Kennelly

  • 11

    Catalog books

  • 6

    Works

  • 1987 to 2014

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Brendan Kennelly has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dufour Editions and Bloodaxe Books.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Dufour Editions and Bloodaxe Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dufour Editions and Bloodaxe Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990

    Dufour Editions • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 176 pages.

  2. Cromwell

    Dufour Editions • 1987 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1987 • 160 pages.

  3. When Then Is Now

    Bloodaxe Books • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 212 pages.

  4. The Man Made of Rain

    Dufour Editions • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 94 pages.

  5. Begin

    Dufour Editions • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 104 pages.

  6. Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me

    Learning Links • 1997 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  7. A peace of our minds

    Mentor Press • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 121 pages.

  8. Now

    Bloodaxe Books • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 104 pages.

  9. Moloney Up And At It

    Irish Books & Media • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 64 pages.

  10. Poetry My Arse: A Poem

    Dufour Editions • 1995 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995.

How The Picks Compare

  • Cromwell is the easier short commitment, while Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990 asks for more reading time up front.
  • Cromwell gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990 leans later in the catalog.
  • When Then Is Now is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Time for Voices: Selected Poems 1960-1990.

More Books By Brendan Kennelly

  • Guff

    Bloodaxe Books • 2014

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