Inquisition Lane

‘Matthew Sweeney is a hugely talented poet and this is a richly imagined and rewarding collection in which he is writing at the height of his powers.’ – David Cooke, Manchester Review [on Inquisition Lane] 'Sweeney’s peripatetic poetry reflects his real-life peripatetic lifestyle. This collection is no exception, taking in Cork and New York, real life and imaginary, Spain, France and Germany. And it is in part his well-travelled imagination that makes Sweeney worth reading.' - Ailbhe Darcy, The Stinging Fly [on Inquisition Lane] ‘The poems in this collection roam around, wining and dining themselves from Cork to New York, Tripoli to Sabratha, Berlin to Seville. In this way, Inquisition Lane is a kind of picaresque led not necessarily by a character, but by a voice, or a way of seeing. It is a gallivant through a world partly ours and partly not; real places are charmed and refigured by the imagination.’ – Stephen Sexton, Poetry Ireland Review