Plays & Poetry International

Art of Escape is a wonderful casting off into the complex waters of adult life, in which change has become the constant.

Galway Poet. fifty poems by Michael Gorman is a much anticipated collection from a poet who has not had a publication in almost thirty years – but as can be seen from this collection, Michael Gorman has not been idle. He is much in demand for readings and many of the poems have been included in anthologies. Here in this beautifully designed book Michael Gorman presents an amalgam of new and collected work.

Poetry selection.

This first collection of poetry by Orla Grant-Donoghue includes haiku and short poems around the themes of love, loss and hope. Donoghue’s poetic impulse comes from having a reverence for the natural world, an understanding of the frailties of the human heart and also, how cosmic energies surround and enfold us. She has that rare gift – empathy – which acts as an unerring tuning fork in the overall music of these short pieces. Donoghue finds in the ever-changing world of nature and cityscape, fresh imagery which serve as accompaniment to her words. This she achieves, in the same way that the celestial plain is canvas for the moon and stars. Indeed, the very ebb and flow of the ocean is felt here, nuances which resonate in the rhythms of Donoghue’s world.

The concluding volume in a poetic triptych, Alexis Pauline Gumbs's Dub: Finding Ceremony takes inspiration from theorist Sylvia Wynter, dub poetry, and ocean life to offer a catalog of possible methods for remembering, healing, listening, and living otherwise.