Seán Mac Falls (born 18 November 1957– 15 June 2023) was an Irish poet. Belonging to no group or movement and operating outside of literary fashions, his brand of symbolist poetry can, at first reading, appear difficult. His use of allusion, startling diction and subtle punning display submerged metaphor in his work. The overall effect is a fresh implementation of Imagism.
He has written seven books of poetry and several chapbooks. His first collection of poems, 20 Poems (2001, ), won praise from Oxford University don John Carey, who compared the poet to W. B. Yeats and from Yale critic Harold Bloom.John Carey, Sunday Times, London, 16 March 2002. Several of the poems were Pushcart Prize nominations and were reprinted in eminent American and UK magazines, including Poet Lore, The Lyric (magazine), Agenda, The London Magazine and Stand Magazine
He published a second book, entitled The Blue Falcon, in 2005 (). His latest book of verse, is called Garden Theology.
References
Books 20 Poems, Peregrine Press, 2001 The Blue Falcon, Peregrine Press, 2005 iKu (Kanshi & Haiku) with paintings by David Coleridge Ryan, Peregrine Press, 2014 Moon Harvest Under Wood, Peregrine Press, 2016 Fables and Whim, Peregrine Press, 2018 Love Songs of Skye, Peregrine Press, 2021 Garden Theology, Tupelo Press, 2022
External links Poet's official website Peregrine Press 20 Poems by Seán Mac Falls review at Contemporary Poetry Review