John Montague's collection of new poems circles back to familiar subjects, his childhood in Ulster and his recognition that a family fracture was reflected in divisions within his surrounding society. It includes explorations of childhood and adolescence with its awakening sexuality. The books second section continues John Montague's recollections by reconstructing pilgrimages to and conversations with the poet and artist David Jones . Second childhood, published on what would have been his 88th birthday, is a windfall from one of Ireland's revered and best loved poets.
John Montague's collection of new poems circles back to familiar subjects, his childhood in Ulster and his recognition that a family fracture was reflected in divisions within his surrounding society. It includes explorations of childhood and adolescence with its awakening sexuality. The books second section continues John Montague's recollections by reconstructing pilgrimages to and conversations with the poet and artist David Jones . Second childhood, published on what would have been his 88th birthday, is a windfall from one of Ireland's revered and best loved poets.