This book of poems is a sustained adoration of the beloved that echoes the work of the troubadours. The unnamed Irish woman of this collection, 'the complicated jewel of the Burren Peninsula', leads the narrator on a spiritual quest from the streets of St. John's to the seemingly impenetrable evergreen thickets of Ireland. Recently recast as a $6.5-million feature film, "Love and Savagery" is a lyrical story of impossible love. On the 20th anniversary of its first publication, and the astonishing occasion of its release as a feature film, Talon is publishing a new edition of "Love and Savagery" in 2009, celebrating the transformation of the essence of such a finely crafted book of poetry into a film that pays homage to its literary roots.