Echoes of Memory

Father John O Donohue is a fine, gifted poet. He is a much better poet than prose writer, in my opinion. So if a person does not enjoy his prose works, they may still enjoy his poetry a great deal. Although he is a priest, his poetry is not explicitly religious. Belief in the afterlife is a strong theme in the poems he writes about death. He gives us beautiful and thought-provoking images, which are simple and based on everyday experience. This makes them easy to visualize and contemplate. Aside from the odd spelling of *anam-cara* (sic) in the dedication, the little bit of Irish Gaelic in this book seems to be spared the problems with typographical errors found in his popular books *Anamchara* and *Eternal Echoes*. I highly recommend this book for those who enjoy fine contemporary poetry.