Book
Sorry for your troubles : poems / Pádraig Ó Tuama.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781848254626
- ISBN: 1848254628
- Physical Description: xiii, 79 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Norwich : Canterbury Press, 2016.
- Copyright: c2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Pádraig Ó Tuama's ... poetry arises out of his work in reconciliation, enabling people to tell of their stories of living through political conflict in Northern Ireland--a period of conflict frequently referred to as 'the Troubles'"--Back cover. |
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| Subject: | Bereavement > Poetry. War poetry. Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998 > Poetry. Northern Ireland > History > 1998- > Poetry. |
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Summary
Sorry for Your Troubles
One of the most engaging voices contemporary spirituality in is that of the Irish poet, Pádraig O'Tuama. This second poetry collection arises out of a decade of his hearing stories of people who have lived through personal and political conflict in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and other places of conflict. These poems tell stories of individuals who have lived through conflict: their loves and losses, their hope and generosity. One poem, 'Shaking hands' was written when Pádraig witnessed the historic handshake between Queen Elizabeth II and Martin McGuinness, who has since used the poem publicly. The phrase 'Sorry for your troubles' is used all over Ireland. It comes directly from an Irish phrase, yet Irish has no word for 'bereavement' - the word used is 'troiblóid'. So the phrase would be better translated 'Sorry for your bereavements'. With this in mind, this new book speaks evocatively about a time when thousands of people lost their lives and many thousands more lived through the searing pain of grief.
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