Sorry For Your Troubles by Pdraig Tuama - 9781848254626

Sorry For Your TroublesAuthor(s): Pdraig Tuama\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Canterbury Press Norwich, United Kingdom\nImprint: Canterbury Press Norwich\nISBN-13: 9781848254626, 978-1848254626\nSynopsis\nOne of the most engaging voices contemporary spirituality in is that of the Irish poet, Pdraig OTuama. This second poetry collection arises out of a decade of his hearing stories of people who have lived through personal and political conflict in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and other places of conflict. These poems tell stories of individuals who have lived through conflict: their loves and losses, their hope and generosity. One poem, Shaking hands was written when Pdraig witnessed the historic handshake between Queen Elizabeth II and Martin McGuinness, who has since used the poem publicly. \n\nThe phrase Sorry for your troubles is used all over Ireland. It comes directly from an Irish phrase, yet Irish has no word for bereavement - the word used is troiblid. So the phrase wo.