← Derek MahonThe Snow Partyby Derek MahonCollection exploring loneliness, desire, and the snow as metaphor for isolationFind on Amazon↗About the authorDerek MahonNorthern Irish poet whose The Snow Party and Harbour Lights are celebrated for their formal elegance and civilizational melancholy. He is one of the finest craftsmen in contemporary Irish poetry.More by Derek MahonNight-CrossingPoetry blending impressionism with intellectual reflection on love and exile→The Hunt by NightPoems of danger, violence, and nocturnal disturbance in modern life→The Yellow Book→Harbour LightsPoems about aging, mortality, and light reflecting on an aging harbor→