Michael O'Brien (American poet)
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Michael O'Brien is an American
poet.
He began his poetry career as part of the "Eventorium", a relatively obscure group of New York
artists with an interest in surrealism. O’Brien’s early work is now extremely difficult to find, according to a 2007 review of his Sleeping and Waking by David Orr
in The New York Times
.
His book, Sleeping and Waking was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle
award. According to Orr, poetry critic of The New York Times, the poems in the collection are "heavy on isolated images, dream logic, bits of overheard conversation (typically urban conversation) and memories, with larger themes emerging through juxtapositions and repetitions. Indeed, many poems consist of nothing but juxtapositions and repetitions."
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poet.
He began his poetry career as part of the "Eventorium", a relatively obscure group of New York
New York
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artists with an interest in surrealism. O’Brien’s early work is now extremely difficult to find, according to a 2007 review of his Sleeping and Waking by David Orr
David Orr (journalist)
David Orr is an American journalist, attorney, and poet who is noted for his reviews and essays on poetry.Orr grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Princeton University in 1996, and subsequently a law degree from Yale University. While still...
in The New York Times
The New York Times
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.
His book, Sleeping and Waking was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle
National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle is an American tax-exempt organization for active book reviewers. Its flagship is the National Book Critics Circle Award....
award. According to Orr, poetry critic of The New York Times, the poems in the collection are "heavy on isolated images, dream logic, bits of overheard conversation (typically urban conversation) and memories, with larger themes emerging through juxtapositions and repetitions. Indeed, many poems consist of nothing but juxtapositions and repetitions."
Works
- Sleeping and Waking Flood Editions, 2007
- Sills: Selected Poems, Zoland, 2000
- At Schoodic, Cairn Editions, 2000
- The Ruin, an assortment of translations, 1986
- The Summer Poems, Eventorium Pres, 1967
External links
- Reviews of Sleeping and Waking
- Review by David Orr in The New York Times
- Review by Maureen N. McLane at "Zoland Poetry"