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    Splitting the Darkness
    Splitting the Darkness
    Splitting the Darkness
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    Splitting the Darkness

    By Brian Callan

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    Splitting the Darkness is a collection of poems written primarily while the author was living in Boston for eighteen months. An appropriate subtitle might be Prayer by another name as the theme of prayer runs throughout the book, which is unashamedly written from a Christian perspective. The poems reflect the people and places that have inspired or challenged the author but also reflect the continuous awareness of things spiritual and of the relationships that have been the poets foundation. Other subthemes might be described as awareness and appreciation, which are, of course, prayers by another name.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateNov 5, 2013
    ISBN9781490718514
    Splitting the Darkness
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    Brian Callan

    Brian Callan was born in 1959 and lives in Cork, Ireland, with his wife, Jan. Brian and Jan have had three children, Robert, Michelle, and Nicola. Sadly Robert and Nicola both died very young. Brian received a BSC and PhD from the University College Dublin, and he now works for the medical device company Depuy, where he is responsible for the Quality Department at several sites. He has also been a local preacher with the Methodist Church for twenty-five years and has authored or coauthored nine small volumes of poetry and over thirty scientific articles or papers. Brian is also an international philatelist and has exhibited stamps across the world.

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      Splitting the Darkness - Brian Callan

      Copyright 2013 Brian Callan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      Photographs by Kenneth Gray 2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1850-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1852-1 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1851-4 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013919660

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      Contents

      1.   Candle Light

      2.   White Blanket

      3.   Prayer Room

      4.   Your Chair

      5.   Nicola

      6.   Two Roads

      7.   Yesterday’s Fall

      8.   Aware

      9.   Art Songs

      10.   Worthy

      11.   Blackfoot Tribe

      12.   Smile of Poverty

      13.   Auschwitz

      14.   Quiet Place

      15.   Always There

      16.   The Text

      17.   Hand in Hand

      18.   Prayer Tree

      19.   Stone Walls

      20.   The Prize

      21.   Terminus

      22.   Slipped Away

      23.   Pebble

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