Watching the Light Break is a poetic meditation on light emerging through darkness and the unknown. The work explores moments of transition, uncertainty, and quiet transformation, using poetry as a means of attentiveness and care.
The collection consists of sixteen poems, including The Meteorite, Venus, The Motorway, The Hitchhiker, The Viking Lady, The Wanderer, Sunset, and Light. Each poem is presented alongside an audio reading and a photographic image, creating a dialogue between text, voice, and visual perception.
The project concludes with contextual notes, credits, and a musical composition, framing the collection as a cohesive audiovisual work.
The project is part of the subthemes Symbiotic Futures – Ecopoetics in the Age of Extinction, 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.
