EAMONN CARR

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As a sports columnist for a Dublin daily, Eamon Carr watched the unfolding drama of the 2002 World Cup finals firsthand in Japan. Against the intense public spectacle of media attention following the controversial departure of Ireland captain Roy Keane, Carr followed his own private journey - a lifelong quest to visit the shrines and places of the famed poet Matsuo Basho, recognized master of haiku. In a volume of spare, elegant prose poetry and his own haiku chronicling impressions and revelations of that journey, Carr explores the deep interrelationships found within the contrasts of ancient and modern, nation and individual, crowd and solitude, loss and victory in a work that is at once a poetry collection, a travel journal and a sports commentary with a little music as well.

This is Eamon Carr's first collection of poetry and the profundity and depth of the work is a just reward for the long wait. This is an exciting book because of the beauty of the work itself, and its significance as another important milestone in the work of a great artist and a man who truly has the soul of a poet.

Eamon Carr is a significant figure in the Irish artistic and cultural scene for many years. In the late 1960s he co-founded Tara Telephone, the music and poetry group of the Dublin beat scene. Tara Telephone published everyone from Marc Bolan to Allan Ginsberg, Brian Patten, Seamus Heaney, Pearse Hutchinson, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, Brendan Kennelly, Adrian Mitchell, Pete Brown in their magazines and broadsheets. And among those who read with Tara Telephone, in addition to Eamon and Peter Fallon were Philip Lynott and Roger McGough. Following on from Tara Telephone, in the 1970's Eamon co-founded Horslips, the hugely influential band which is credited with creating the musical genre known as Celtic Rock, and in which he is also a drummer, conceptualist and lyricist. Eamon has also promoted musicians and artists, and works as a journalist, writer and commentator on culture, politics, arts, music and sport as well as an award winning broadcaster. He was born in Co. Meath and lives in Dublin.

"I can't praise it enough. I would like to start a campaign to put this on the top of the best seller list - where Eamon Carr belongs" John Waters

"It's great" Stuart Clarke, Hot Press

"a witty and very readable tome" Eugene Masterson, The Sunday World

The Origami Crow, Journey into Japan, World Cup Summer 2002, by Eamon Carr (ISBN: 978095553466-9 €15)




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[Mylesbikes45]

My Hero !

The one & Only Eamonn Carr

[conchubard]

Eamonn Carr is a true artist! What a fantastic idea for a book. Beautifully Written & beautifully delivered.

Peace out & respect to Eamonn Carr.

[ringpiecetimmae]

Knob Jockey

A dirty angry anti fan drummer [not all that either] C^nt

If he was attacked by a gaggle of farting pelicans, I would watch and SMILE

[freethoughtmusic]

I loved his drumming when I was a kid but I never thought I would be admiring his powerful academic sense twenty plus years later. Rock on Eamonn.

[Ceolteor]

Apparently Eamon's not doing the Horslips concerts in December...

Why Eamon, why?? You're perfectly fit! He's an asset

[Coolraven]

Jaysus Eamo its younger-looking you are gettin'.

[Jossmo]

Ah, Eamon Carr. Deadly.

[Bellababe4U]

and what a wonderful book it is...i've just begun my journey into it (thank you Niall) and thank you Mr. Carr for signing a copy for me...would love to have Mr. Carr read me excerpts from the book every night...what a talented man!

[longfordman]

Tune in next week to hear Eamon 'Soapbox' Carr explain why Sean Boylan is the only man for Meath!