Tumbling Paddy

Frank Ormsbys eighth collection of poems is, on the whole, a playful book which constantly surprises us with serious themes. History is the word and history the image, whether as in a dream about Auschwitz or a portrait of the History Club on its annual outing. Then spirit of place is richly imagined, whether in the form of Juggy, the simpleton sleepwalking through the estate, or the humanised tum...