Donohue John O: Conamara Blues P/b W2 [2001] paperback CHRIS while speaking at a conference

while speaking at a conference

and examining the fantastical notions the West had developed of the East

Voices takes a different tack

Max Porter

Donohue John O: Conamara Blues P/b W2 [2001] paperback CHRIS while speaking at a conferenceConamara in the West of Ireland has a strange and beautiful landscape a landscape of intense contrasts uniquely dependent on light and shade. In daylight, a subtle radiance of gentle colours envelops the place. Yet on the threshold of darkness, the fading light reveals an almost haunted vista of mysterious beauty. In this exquisitely crafted collection of poetry, John O'Donohue evokes the vital energy and rhythm of the Conamara landscape, engaging