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Overview
Translating the beauty and splendor of his native Conamara into a language exquisitely attuned to the wonder of the everyday, John O'Donohue takes us on a moving journey through real and imagined worlds. Divided into three parts — Approachings, Encounters, and Distances — Conamara Blues at once reawakens a sense of intimacy with the natural world and a feeling of wonder at the mystery of our relationship to this world. Whether exploring the silent, eternal memory of Conamara or focusing on the power of language and the vagaries of human need and passion, O'Donohue tenderly reveals the fragile vulnerability of love and friendship. The result is a musical, transcendent, and deeply moving series of poems that exemplifies O'Donohue at his finest.
Written with penetrating insight and distilled transparence, Conamara Blues offers a singular and lasting imaginative vision of a landscape of hope and possibility — powerfully exhibiting the mastery of a poet at the height of his lyric powers.
Synopsis
Conamara in the West of Ireland is a strange and beautiful landscape—a landscape of intense contrasts that is uniquely dependent on light and shade. In this exquisitely crafted collection of poetry, John O'Donohue evokes the vital energy and rhythm of Conamara, engaging with the earth, sky, and sea, and its majestic mountains that quietly preside over this terse landscape.
Written with penetrating insight and deftness of touch, Conamara Blues offers a unique, imaginative vision of a landscape dwelling within its own narrative—a landscape of hope and possibility that is at once familiar and unknown.
About the Author:
John O'Donohue is the author of several works, including the collection of poems, Echoes of Memory, a book on the philosophy of Hegel, Person als Vermittlung, and two international best-sellers, Anam Cara and Eternal Echoes. He lives in Ireland.