His work also includes translations of other poets’ writing from Irish and Italian. I highlighted his translations of Jacopone da Todi here at Kingdom Poets back in October.
In The Furrow, Madeleine Lombard said, “The language of Daly’s poetry is pared down, stripped bare, distilled to its essence, and there is not one unnecessary word, not one single distraction from either the ideas themselves or their poetic expression” ― which is high praise, indeed!
The following excerpts are from the title poem of his new poetry book.
from A Small Psalter
14.
I begged for faith and clarity
That my words might be storm-lanterns
For flounderers in uproarious seas.
But You have left me swinging still
From faith to numbness;
And back again.
I look for You
But wait must to be found.
26.
My Own, who hide
In the light and shadow of the world
And in the plunging ravines of the heart:
Lost in labyrinths of reason,
Few and fewer find You;
And we who do
Have but stumbling words to voice our certainty.
Posted with permission of the poet.
*This is the second Kingdom Poets post about Pádraig J. Daly: first post.
Entry written by D.S. Martin. He is the author of five poetry collections including Angelicus (2021, Cascade) ― a book of poems written from the point-of-view of angels. His books are available through Amazon, and Wipf & Stock.
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