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ECHOES ACROSS THE WORLD

by PAUL LAVERY

Rooted in Ireland yet reaching far beyond its shores, this collection of poems is a meditation on history, identity, conflict and the enduring human condition. From the uneasy aftermath of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to the wider experience of the Irish diaspora, these poems trace the forces that shape individuals, communities and nations: memory and exile, violence and reconciliation, love and loss, belonging and displacement. Ireland becomes both place and prism, a landscape through which the greater currents of human history may be contemplated. The collection ranges across centuries and continents, confronting events of profound consequence in the past and present while looking towards an uncertain global future. War, political upheaval, social transformation and the mounting pressures facing our planet stand alongside quieter reckonings with mortality, conscience, ambition, betrayal and hope.