Five Fifty-Five by Maura Dooley Kristiina Ehin He spent his writing life

He spent his writing life not so much swimming against the tide as ignoring the stream’s existence… He was one of those by whom the language lives

Devotions offers much to love

Andrew Latimer

’ – Sean O’Brien

2015) – to his name

Five Fifty-Five by Maura Dooley Kristiina Ehin He spent his writing lifeMaura Dooley's poetry is remarkable for embracing both lyricism and political consciousness, for its fusion of head and heart. These qualities have won her wide acclaim. Helen Dunmore (in Poetry Review) admired her 'sharp and forceful' intelligence. Adam Thorpe praised her ability 'to enact and find images for complex feelings Her poems have both great delicacy and an undeniable toughness she manages to combine detailed domesticity with lyrical