Foundation Song
Revival Press are delighted to announce the release of a new poetry book from writer Eamon Carr.
In this collection, titled FOUNDATION SONG, Carr delves into the profound themes of displacement, loss, and isolation, all while discovering a glimmer of hope that resonates on both universal and personal levels.
His deft recasting of Ovid and Basho, Irish mythology and the oral tradition, prompts Dr. Martina Devlin to observe, ‘His work contains the unexpected, the lyrical, the shocking – a combination that’s the mark of a poet.’
In addition FOUNDATION SONG features an Introduction penned by poet John Liddy.
“Despite his unflinching words and often harrowing themes, Carr always leaves us with hope,” says poet Dr. Catherine Ann Cullen.
The book is dedicated to his friend and former Horslips band member, the late Johnny Fean.
Signed/inscribed copies available below:
Eamon Carr's Foundation Song launch
Ruby's Cocktail Bar, Drury Street 2023
Reviews
‘His work contains the unexpected, the lyrical, the shocking –
a combination that’s the mark of a poet.’
Dr Martina Devlin
‘..provocative and important collection…poems imbued with myth…and themes of dispossession, trauma, love and addiction.’
Catherine Ann Cullen
‘This is a book of vivid dreams, startling aislingí.’
Hugh McFadden
Thomas Carty, BUI Celtic Heavyweight Champion, launches Eamon Carr’s Foundation Song
At the Revival Press launch of Foundation Song launch in the White House, Limerick. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
Photo via @Huey32052140
Eamon with Gail Fean. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
Eamon Carr with Cora Peters reading The Heron's Wing. Photo: Evelyn Casey.
D’or Seifer, Dominic Taylor, Eamon and Lauren McNamara. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
Performing Freight with Paddy Goodwin. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
Maggie Fean (Centre) with Cora Peters and Evelyn Casey. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
Eamon and Cora Peters reading The Heron’s Wing. Photo: Patrick Thomas Howard.
A Poem For Philip Chevron
In Autumn 2013, Philip Chevron, punk pioneer, songwriter, and true gentleman of the Arts died after a long illness. Eamon Carr wrote a poem for Philip entitled "Paolo Veronese Considers Blue" - a rich tale of the 1573 painting, "Feast in the House of Levi" by the Venetian artist Veronese. Eamon read the poem in Phil's memory at a Cáca Milis Cabaret, with accompaniment by clarinetist Ciarán Wilde.
War Cabinet, Sinnott’s Bar, Dublin
Written by Eamon Carr (After Hours Publishing)
Music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire (Kobalt Publishing)
Voice: Denis Conway
Recording: Nigel Rolfe
Video Production: Killian Ginnity