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Space Between Stars by Colm McHugh
Colm McHugh was born in Dublin but grew up in Cashel, Co Tipperary. His education took him to Waterford and Cork. Subsequently he came to Dublin where he worked for four years in Clondalkin Paper Mills. Travelling to Holland and Denmark, he worked at a variety of jobs. When he returned to Dublin he trained as a screen-printer and worked with newspapers and magazines, while earning his living as a house painter. His first collection of poems Lighthouse was published by Scotus Press in 2005. He lives in Dublin.
Colm McHugh’s second collection of poems develops and expands on many of the themes that preoccupied this most contemplative of poets in his first collection, Lighthouse. The intimate moments of living are his speciality, delicately honed into a lyrical poetry of exquisite sensitivity. Whether he is contemplating the flight of a circus trapeze girl, or reflecting on the death of a friend, he is constantly searching for that which makes an experience sublime, then distils the experience into poems of distinctive lyricism. This is a poet to read, enjoy, and contemplate.
Praise for Lighthouse:
If you do one thing this week, read 'Lighthouse'. This is a wonderful first collection of poems by Colm McHugh, who finds his subject matter in contemporary living, his inspiration in familiar landscapes.
Space Between Stars
ISBN 9781-916075306, price €12.00
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