Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at a poet who is a frequent contributor to anthologies and collections and is here published in his own collection for the first time; Daniel Sheehan. If is famously said that no man is an island. But perhaps many are mysteries. Some seek limelight, others the shadows. In the case of Daniel Sheehan either little is known of him or he wants little to be known. Probably the latter. His work hints at a great love and a journey that is unknown but almost unimportant as to its destination. It is a journey with someone and for someone. His words of the heart, his thoughts of the soul. In short a modern romantic, someone to make the world little less harsh but a little more important. In this internet age surprisingly little is known of him so there is little to tell except in his verse from the past 3 years or so.
01 - Daniel Sheehan - An Introduction
02 - In The Safety Of Your Mouth
03 - And I Run To You
04 - That Kiss
05 - Once Your Kiss Would Make Me Dizzy
06 - In My Thoughts I Kiss You
07 - But Stay A While
08 - At The Mercy Goes Light
09 - The Stillness Of Angels
10 - My Name Is Stolen From Beauty's Own Blood
11 - No Mercy Here
12 - An Athiest's Journey
13 - God Rest
14 - December Sales Drive
15 - Christmas For Atheists
16 - Promises That Fail Their Makers Lips
17 - I Carry The Cross of A Minor Faith
18 - My Peace With Eternity
19 - That Endless Loop
20 - I Am Your Father
21 - Daniel Sheehan
22 - I Am An Irish Son
23 - To Bathe My Face
24 - The Monotone Of Innocence
25 - And Your Feet Are The Author Your Eyes Every Page
26 - By My Two Feet And Endless Times
27 - In This Journey
28 - That Red Leather Ball
29 - In This Summer
30 - In This Fog
31 - It Is Autumn
32 - It Is Winter
33 - A Winter's Sad Retreat
34 - Winter Calls
35 - Scottish Ground
36 - Winters Naked Wood
37 - Amoungst The Redwoods Giant And Still
38 - The Ancient Arteries Of America
39 - This Black Ribbon Freeway
40 - In The Belly Of This Metal Beast
41 - To Mock You Hollow
42 - Here In The Nightmare
43 - In The Fear
44 - Bone Deep Damp
45 - If My Fingers Could Torture The Keys Of This Board
46 - I Have Mercy Now For No One
47 - No Juice In The Tank Now
48 - Deeper I Cannot Fall
49 - I Am Lonely For The Shadows
50 - Broken By Love
51 - Like Flames In A Catholic Night
52 - Twilight Shadows
53 - At Sundown
54 - I Am What He Writes About
55 - Raise Me
56 - This Edge Of Love
57 - Razored By Emotions
58 - My Muscled Soul
59 - Why Has An Angel Died
60 - The Whispered Meaning
61 - This Faulted Dream
62 - This Journey May Not End
63 - The Solitude Of Tears
64 - Words Will Rupture
65 - This Untold Heart
66 - In Your Heart I Know That I Have Left