Carrying the Songs

by Moya Cannon

Migrations—of birds, people, words, and songs—and the ravages of time are luminously explored in this wonderful collection of poems. At their core, the poems draw together the natural and human worlds through resonating, rhythmic prose. A selection of poems from the poet’s previous collections is also included.

Genres: Poetry, Irish Literature

126 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Moira McPartlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first real introduction to Irish poetry and what a good recommendation it proved to be. The title poem was inspired by a quote from Frank Harte "Those in power write the history, those who suffer write the songs" and this sums up the feel of the whole collection.

The poems are elemental, soft and sincere - powerful. My heritage is Irish and each poem touched something deep within my roots. This has been my favorite collection so far this year and I will seek out more of Moya Cannon's

[Barbara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Something sent to me from the Irish bookstore, and one I would never in a million years pick up on my own. They might be the most beautiful poems in the world, but they're not for me. Abandoned.

[Gearóid Ó · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb work. Revisiting after 10 years and even better this time.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some beautiful lines within pretty much every poem, but none of them sparkled for me.