Prophetstown

Ciarán O’Rourke’s third poetry collection blends lyrical intensity with sharp social insight, exploring the conflicts and contradictions of contemporary life. From the devastations of recent history to the resilience of the human spirit, his poems confront systems of power while celebrating resistance and hope. Resurrecting voices from Wollstonecraft to Luxemburg, and responding to figures like Kurihara and Pasolini, O’Rourke’s work bridges past struggles for emancipation with urgent present-day concerns, offering a humane, engaged, and radically imaginative vision.