Echoes of Memory

by John O'Donohue and John O'Donogue

Book Overview

In this powerful, evocative collection, master storyteller John O'Donohue explores themes of love and loss, beginnings and endings. Inspired by the ancient wisdom of the Celtic tradition and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307717585
• ISBN13: 9780307717580
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Fine poetry

Father John O Donohue is a fine, gifted poet. He is a much better poet than prose writer, in my opinion. So if a person does not enjoy his prose works, they may still enjoy his poetry a great deal. Although he is a priest, his poetry is not explicitly religious. Belief in the afterlife is a strong theme in the poems he writes about death. He gives us beautiful and thought-provoking images, which are simple and based on everyday experience. This makes them easy to visualize and contemplate. Aside from the odd spelling of *anam-cara* (sic) in the dedication, the little bit of Irish Gaelic in this book seems to be spared the problems with typographical errors found in his popular books *Anamchara* and *Eternal Echoes*. I highly recommend this book for those who enjoy fine contemporary poetry.