‘Nigel McLoughlin is one of the most accomplished poets of his generation. His descriptive ability, his stylistic assurance and his passionate exactitude sends me back, again and again, to savour and enjoy the poems. In this, his début collection, he evokes people and places with an exhilarating, fresh vision that I find appealing and uplifting. This collection should establish his name among the leading poets of our day.’
Cathal Ó Searcaigh
‘The first impression of Nigel McLoughlin's poems is their tough accuracy as a record of experience, but what endures is a muscular humanity that underlies these eloquent evocations. Through McLoughlin's tactile exactitude the descriptive experience is made to carry a deeper weight of human experience.’
Bernard O'Donoghue
‘At the Waters' Clearing will confirm McLoughlin's standing as a first-rate poet who should be read and admired by all. His sharp eye, unhurried clarity of thought and finely tuned precision make these poems both tough and delicate, quietly arresting our imaginations. he shares with his readers a fragile world, which he restores and recreates, again and again, through his wry intelligence and delightful lyricism.’
Menna Elfyn
‘These poems are alert to the weight and colour and speed of things, tuned to the gathering forces in the poet's own life, sensitive to the register of other lives. Nigel McLoughlin minds his place and his people; he walks in, and between, worlds, and is never at a loss.’
Theo Dorgan
At the Waters' Clearing is now out of print. It has ISBN 1-873226-50-0. Copies may be available secondhand.
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