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    Checkerworks
    Checkerworks
    Checkerworks
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    Checkerworks

    By Stephen Bond

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    Steven Bond is a graduate of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. He has lectured widely across the history of ideas – philosophy, literature, theology – James Joyce and Samuel Beckett are the focus of academic publications. A first novella, Ulysses 2 Murder in Paris, drew comparisons with Flann O’Brien. Checkerworks is his first collection of poetry.
    "Evoking emotions of love, loss & beauty, Steven’s poems are decadent & set in our favourite Limerick beauty spots." – Nicola Hogg
    "Checkerworks is a collection of life-enhancing and transcendent treasures. It is a relief that these have been gathered up and shared with the world. These words will remind you of what more there is to life when you see and do everything with love." – Holly Cowman
    "The core elements of Steven Bond's poetry are unapologetic emotion and an infectious rhythm and energy. The people and the places he loves burst into life upon the page. Steven writes from the heart." – Michael Durack
    "Steven Bond gives free rein to raw sentiment and feeling for people and place, love and love loss, innocence and his mother, Laura. They are the snapshots of youth growing into maturity with honest takes on the intimate possibilities of pubs. The importance of place shines through, Limerick abounds." – John Liddy

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLimerick Writers Centre
    Release dateSep 20, 2019
    ISBN9780463559796
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      Checkerworks - Stephen Bond

      Checkerworks

      Checkerworks

      Steven Bond

      A REViVAL POETRY BOOK

      Revival Press

      Limerick – Ireland

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright Steven Bond 2019

      First published in Ireland by

      Revival Press

      Limerick, Ireland

      Revival Press is the poetry imprint of

      The Limerick Writers’ Centre

      12 Barrington Street, Limerick, Ireland

      www.limerickwriterscentre.com

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