O Westport in the Light of Asia Minor. Dublin: Anna Livia Books, 1975. First Edition. Pp, 72. A nice bright copy in pictorial wrappers, designed by Brian Lalor.

Paul Durcan’s first book which incorporates the selection which won the Patrick Kavanagh Award in1974.

By 1975, Durcan was emerging as a vital and distinctive voice in Irish poetry. Known for his idiosyncratic, often humorous, and deeply personal style, he blended the mundane with the monumental. This collection sits within his early, highly creative period, where he was forging a unique path away from the more formal traditions of Irish poetry.