James Byrne Reads "Aura"

James Byrne reads "Aura"

This was recorded back in August in Navan Library and is James Byrne reading from his recently published book of poetry "Conflux". James is a member of The Small Impact Writers' Group who meet every Wednesday morning in the Library.

"Laughing Streams" by James Byrne

"Laughing Streams" by James Byrne

 A poem from his recent collection "Conflux" read by James Byrne at Navan Library on Wednesday last.. 

"Conflux" by James Byrne

"Conflux" by James Byrne

Book Cover

Described by the author himself as "sometimes funny, often dark, and at times almost prayerful" and I might add perhaps one the best books of rhyming verse published in the last year. James Byrne is a founder member of The Small Impact Writers' Group in Navan and these poems touch on everything from religion to the blues and then some. Rivers of Freedom, Meandering Rivers, Polluted Rivers, Sacred Rivers! It is well worth getting your hands on a copy, though the launch date I'm not sure of, and is I believe to be in the local library in Navan. The lack of a contents page may be somewhat deliberate and leaves you to find out for yourself with the poems gathered in sections of twelve or thirteen though you could argue the toss and perhaps I missed something on a once through. Cost €10. A line or two...

Side B

The claws of a lost cat

Are scratching my brain

And I hear the sad hoot

Of a distant freight train

My transistor radio

Is full of bad news

And rasping my throat

Are these brokendown

Blues.

James Byrne