New poetry book is a celebration of rural life
North Mayo-born poet Séamus Ruttledge who is based in Tuam.
is the exciting new collection of poems from North Mayo native, Séamus Ruttledge.
The Tuam-based songwriter is a great observer of life and this shines all through this collection of poetry. Ruttledge’s poems are a journey through mystery, mysticism and the secrets of country people.
celebrates country life with evocative imagery and at times humour, through poems like , and . Ruttledge expertly uses the ways of country life as a prism to explore conflict, nature and mystery. The impact of pop culture on the lives of young country people is addressed through poems like and , but this collection is mainly a homage to life in rural settings.
is a journey of discovery through times of change with Ruttledge capturing mood and emotion with ease, drawing the reader into his world, almost as a co-creator. His observations are sharp, never overpowering and affords space, like a musician uses silence between notes.
This definitive collection from Séamus Ruttledge draws us nearer to ourselves, our lives and our world. The poems will make us think while also supporting us within the kaleidoscope of life in rural Ireland. The language is honest and the energy is sincere. We cannot ask for anything more.
Ruttledge’s poems document change and aspects of a rural past where nature was supreme, but the struggle to make sense of what it means to be truly human, in a complex modern world, remains at the heart of his work.
Award-winning author Mike McCormack is a fan of the work of Seamus Ruttledge.
"Ruttledge's poems come straight from a heart full of truthful songs. With grace and melody they sing us through past and present, love and loss, towards some greater understanding of who we are."
The book is available instore and online from Books ‘n’ More, Tuam; Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway; Pangur Bán Bookshop, Ballina; The Bookshop, Westport; McLoughlin's Bookshop, Westport.
