Our Great Leader is a meditation through poetry on political leadership and the pursuit of peace.
There is a universal desire for peace, even in a world marked by wars, conflict, and tension.
The collection contains sixteen poems, including: ‘Our Great Leader’, ‘The Winds of War’, ‘The Unleashing of War’, ‘Nuclear Threat’, ‘War and Peace’, ‘Truth’, ‘Making Peace’ and ‘A Time of Hope’.
Each poem is accompanied by an audio reading and a photograph.
The collection concludes with notes, credits, and a piece of music.
The project is part of the subthemes Writing After – Catastrophe, Memory, and the Archive of Loss, Disrupted Realities – Poetry and the Politics of Truth, Poetic Infrastructures – Reclaiming Space, Building Commons, Unruly Forms – Experiments in the Poetic Wild, The Poetics of Care – Intimacy, Tenderness, Repair.
Author
Anto Kerins
Anto Kerins is a conservationist, writer and educator. His latest book on learning is with Routledge. He writes poetry on nature and other topics.
He performed his poetry over a number of years at Culture Night Ireland in support of the children's tree charity, Easy Treesie.
His 'Spring – War – Summer' triptych was exhibited at the Metamorphosis 2023 festival in Spain.
‘The Lady at the Gate' and an extract from 'The Four Seasons & War' were published by Versopolis in Poetry Expo 24.
Anto’s poetry is one of hope. Where there is conflict and war it finds courage and kindness and where there is sadness it points to the wonders of life.
The poems use clear and simple language and their format and rhythm can sometimes vary to suit the topic.
You can listen to him read both ‘The Lady & the Camp’ and ‘Travelling Through Time’ or you can turn off your audio and enjoy reading the text page by page yourself.
He lives in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland.
