Dialling a Starless Past

I know whereof Mike McNamara speaks, that mix of nostalgia and regret, a past not disowned but wondered at. What deluded fools we all were; and how on earth did…

You can read the full review here: http://www.ajimagazine.com/uploads/2/2/2/8/22289112/2020-spring-ajimagazinespringissue12.pdf But here's the reviewer's summary... "I recommend you purchase your own copy of this book and read it carefully. It will challenge…

Mike McNamara moved when he was eight, or more likely was moved, from Larne, County Antrim, Ireland to Newport, South Wales, where he lived in Halstead Street for at least…

Culturally, street wise and savvy, Dialling a Starless Past, echoes the waywardness, poverty and songs of a misspent life.

This is poetry without pretension, but not always an easy read. These are poems informed by a life lived as-it-came and genuinely rendered in retrospect with the craftsmanship and understanding that fifty years of reading and writing make possible.

This full-length collection of new poems by Mike McNamara establishes him as a serious and dedicated writer of originality, skill, and depth.