Book Launch: Song of the Goldfinch by John F Deane

Song of the Goldfinch is a memoir tracing John F. Deane’s faith from his childhood and early adulthood as a strict Roman Catholic through his life as an internationally acclaimed writer and poet. It is an evocative examination of his time as a novice and seminarian, and of his tireless exploration of alternative Christian approaches, punctuated by poetry, both published and previously unpublished. Its insights and experiences are unique to the author as an individual and a poet, and yet wholly relevant to Christian faith in our challenging times.  
About the author: John F. Deane is a writer and poet. His ninth collection of poetry, Naming of the Bones, was published by Carcanet Press in 2021. He spent five years as a Holy Ghost novice and seminarian, studied and taught poetry and faith, and published several books of essays on poets of faith, such as Hopkins, Herbert, Heaney and Kinsella. He is the founder of Poetry Ireland and Dedalus Press.

LAUNCH BY TONY FLANNERY, WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE 2023 @ 6.00PM
BOOKS UPSTAIRS, 17 D’OLIER STREET, DUBLIN D02 RX06
ALL WELCOME
Reviews and endorsements:    
‘Here Huckleberry Finn meets Dylan Thomas on Achill Island, a lost world of corncrakes and ragamuffins. Captivating. Truly wonderful. I loved this book – I think you might too.’  Mark Patrick Hederman OSB, author and former abbot of Glenstal Abbey.       
‘Deane evokes without sentimentality a world of wonder, as well as a journey through momentous change in the Catholic Church.’  Hilary Davies, poet, translator and critic.    

Song of the Goldfinch: A Memoir by John F. Deane   Extent: Paperback Pages: 288 Size: 215 mm x 138 mm Publisher: Veritas Publications €19.99
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