Foundation Song

'Poetry casts aside the superfluous, so that what's left is reduced to the essential, the urgent, the truthful. Eamon Carr performs this paring back with a tender but unflinching eye. His work contains the unexpected, the lyrical, the shocking – a combination that’s the mark of a poet.’
— Dr. Martina Devlin
Eamon Carr’s latest poetry collection, Foundation Song, showcases his lyrical flair, the influence of classic Gaelic verse, his great sense of rhythm and, most of all, his sensitivity to the suffering of the dispossessed, the homeless, the oppressed in a time of war and displacement. Yet there is still hope and faith in the enduring power of love and friendship. This is a book of vivid dreams, startling aislingí.’
— Hugh McFadden
‘This provocative and important collection distils Carr's lifetime of experience as a journalist, musician, traveller and activist. His poems are imbued with myth, from Homer to Cú Chulainn, and themes of dispossession, trauma, love and addiction. Despite his unflinching words and often harrowing themes, Carr always leaves us with hope – ‘I have walked among the dead/but never lost belief.’
— Catherine Ann Cullen