“She’s at once childlike and quizzical, a TwentyFirst Century original and the genuine article is Déirdre Carr.” Medbh McGuckian “I praise highly the work and poetry of Déirdre Carr, especially her deep imaginative ability.” Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill “I admire Déirdre Carr’s poems for their passion and risk.” Pat Boran “Déirdre Carr’s poems in their prayer-like simplicity ... keep the chanting memory of song ... and should be read in the open air. Carr’s poems are Incantatory like all the best poems.” Fred Johnson
Sacred Heart of The Burren
“The poems in this collection proceed like mantras. They are prayers or incantations that build as they loop over and under, like a choir singing in the round. Words repeat, language layers. This book is a rhythmic love song.” Cristin Leach
Sacchidānanda
“In an inspiring combination of tangible and intangible aspects of history and heritage, landscape, plants and humans, local and global, folklore and beliefs, Déirdre Carr expresses life in words that move swiftly between the landscapes of Ireland, Sweden and Israel. Her poems and paintings in ‘Sacchidānanda Sacred Heart of the Burren’ connect places and people across the world and is reminiscent of Anna Rydstedt. This is a beautiful fascinating book of poems.” Bodil Petersson
Sacchidānanda Sacred Heart of The Burren Poetry by Déirdre Carr
