Ship of Birth

<p>Irish poet Greg Delanty presents a series of poems that explore the birth of a child. These poems log the days before and after a child is born detailing the wonder and trepidation of parents the growth of the child and speculation on the soul and spirit. Written from the vantage point of a father--his hopes fears awe and perplexity--these poems register the seen and unseen interconnections of place people the natural world and the continuity of the past with the present and the future.</p>