In some ways Martin Mooney's most personal collection so far, The Resurrection of the Body at Killysuggen sees the poet exploring the fear of death, sexual jealousy, political atrophy and artistic disappointment. Written with his typical concern for craft and firmly rooted in the colloquial, Mooney's poems are intensely engaged with art and mortality, the thwarted or misdirected ambition of the writer, the obsessive creativity of the outsider artist, and the inevitable falling short of any artistic project. Yet this collection also celebrates an apparently unjustifiable 'optimism of the will' and a resigned determination in the face of the disappointments of love, art and the body. Nothing is written off or ruled out and in the course of ordinary failures extraordinary things can sometimes be achieved.
Canadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909. He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage full-time in the Major Leagues.
Canadian-born George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909. He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage full-time in the Major Leagues.
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