Here is this marvellous poet of elegies and celebrations, seasons and servants, of boarding school and trundling foreign journeys. Louise C. Callaghan has a keen eye for detail and a poet’s gifted ear. "Moonlight: A Full Moon" is a book rich in detail, from the Luas epiphany of ‘Winter Solstice’ to the telling memories of ‘The Diplomat’s Daughter’. Callaghan has created a series of narrati...
Here is this marvellous poet of elegies and celebrations, seasons and servants, of boarding school and trundling foreign journeys. Louise C. Callaghan has a keen eye for detail and a poet’s gifted ear. "Moonlight: A Full Moon" is a book rich in detail, from the Luas epiphany of ‘Winter Solstice’ to the telling memories of ‘The Diplomat’s Daughter’. Callaghan has created a series of narratives of life in lockdown during the Covid pandemic, some playful and others dedicated to our lost heroes, Eavan Boland and Derek Mahon. With the deepening grace and poise of her verse-craft, "Moonlight: A Full Moon" is an important new collection of poems.
Thomas McCarthy
The lie of the Island, every named
field, every rock and stone
is gathered in the eye of its music:
Mid the uncertainty, our compass-rose.
Louise C. Callaghan once again evokes here the landscape and the people of Inis Meáin (‘Cartography & Music’). Her writing displays a passion for and a commitment to the art of poetry which, in shaping, continues to give meaning to the life of this accomplished poet.
Jane Clarke
Whether it be the aerodynamics of a murmuration, the balm and rage of the sea, or the precision of a lyre-maker, Callaghan captures moments of our world with a quiet intensity – making the everyday resonant and clear. This book is a treasure trove of observation and soul sharing. The fact that the poems are accessible, yet profound, makes "Moonlight: A Full Moon" a deeply satisfying read.
Manchán Magan
Louise C. Callaghan was born in 1948 and brought up in County Dublin, Ireland. She now lives in Dublin, close to her four children and many grandchildren. Her poetry collections are In the Ninth House (Salmon,2010), The Puzzle-Heart (Salmon, 1999) and Remember The Birds (Salmon, 2005). She compiled and edited Forgotten Light: An Anthology of Memory Poems (A & A Farmar, 2003). Her poetry, which is widely anthologised in Ireland and England, is included in the Field Day Anthology: Vols IV & V. She completed an M.Litt in Creative Writing at St. Andrews University in Scotland (2007).
