Homecoming

(An Irish-language title) A strong confident Northern voice. The Irish language is used here with classical precision and assurance. He evokes the mystique of his Donegal landscape with passion and gusto . . . This is the voice of a sophisticated contemporary craftsman. - Maire Mhac an tSaoiFace to face Irish originals and English translations by a Donegal Gaeltacht poet rooted in traditions but startling in his modernity. Gortahork's Cathal O Searcaigh is a poet of international renown, particularly since the publication of his bilingual collections. Selections of his work have already been published in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Rumanian, Catalan, Japanese and Croatian and he is frequently invited to give poetry readings at arts festivals and literary celebrations all over the world.