Angels and Harvesters Author:James Harpur "His poetry, always strongly imbued with a sense of the sacred, makes great play of light's spiritual resonance."?Sarah Crown, The GuardianJames Harpur's fifth collection journeys from the landscapes of Ireland to the visionary realms of the mystics. His poems display an otherworldly wonder while keeping a sharply observant eye on the everyday w... more »orld.From "Angels and Harvesters":As thoughts arrive
From god knows where,
Or sun breaks through
A fraying cloud
Emboldening a patch
Of trees, or grass,
They just appeared
From nowhere
Among the harvesters . . . James Harpur won Ireland's 2009 Michael Hartnett Poetry Award. He lives in County Cork, Ireland.« less