We look forward to welcoming you to the launch of Ciarán O’Rourke’s Prophetstown. This sensitive new collection examines the devastations of recent history whilst celebrating the solace of poetry. O’Rourke will be introduced by Dr. Tom Walker (Trinity College Dublin), and the launch will include poetry readings from the collection. All are welcome to attend.
Attendance is free but booking is essential.
PRAISE FOR PROPHETSTOWN
“A radical humanitarian poet, Ciarán O’Rourke exposes the futility of bloodshed with fierceness and unwavering empathy. His precise, surgical mind dissects global injustices, giving voice to the oppressed with dignity and unflinching resolve. Prophetstown is as much an appeal to conscience as it is an exceptional literary achievement.” - Molly Twomey
“These are world poems, in the good sense. They make place seem unimportant, while evoking it as a necessary backdrop to what happens always and everywhere. The result is a dark universality that speaks for itself, shot through with moments of redemption…” - Harry Clifton, poet
ABOUT
CIARÁN O’ROURKE’s third poetry collection is Prophetstown . Phantom Gang , his second, was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2023, while his debut, The Buried Breath , was highly commended by the Forward Foundation in 2019. He is a previous winner of the Cúirt New Irish Writing Award, the Fish Poetry Prize, and the Westport Poetry Prize, among others. He lives in Dublin.