The Quiet Wonder of Gerard Quinlan's Debut

Finding Fireflies in the Gallery: The Quiet Wonder of Gerard Quinlan’s Debut

Gerard Quinlan turns dust into fireflies. That image, from the poem Afternoon in the Art Gallery, is perhaps the most arresting in his debut collection, Spin the Wheel Spin (Four O’clock Buzz): Weeds Between the Cobbles, and it perfectly illustrates his central gift: the ability to see the extraordinary hiding within the ordinary. This is […]

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