The Unmaking
The Unmaking by Tim O’Leary, published by Lulu.com on June 29, 2019, is a collection of poetry that explores the complexities of life and loss. This edition comprises 88 pages and is presented in English. O’Leary’s work delves into themes of community, grief, and the intimate connections that bind us, particularly through the lens of personal experiences and memories.
Readers will find a poignant examination of the poet’s childhood village and the profound impact of his mother’s decline. The poems reflect on the genuine nature of grief, intertwining personal narratives with broader reflections on love and community. O’Leary’s intellectual honesty shines through as he captures the essence of human relationships and the emotional weight they carry, likening the significance of love to the chemical element Manganese, which is vital for both body and mind. This collection invites contemplation on the interplay between personal sorrow and communal ties.
Official synopsis Publisher
True poetry has the intellectual and formal rigour to tell us stories of the way we live. In Tim O’Leary’s Manganese Tears, there are wonderful elegies for the village community og the poet’s childhood, and most powerfully the slow dying of his mother whose ‘life has moved downstairs / with the vase of shrivelling daffodils’ and the limited horizons where ‘Each kiss is a kiss goodbye’. The grieving is genuine, but what makes it especially moving is the intellectual honesty, for the poet his mother’s ‘thankyous’ meaning ‘as much as / amens muttered during mass- / religiously bare’. Even for friends in the village, refusing o admit they were ever ill ‘the steel is in their gazes, / and the gaze at the abyss’. Love is what holds personal and communal life together, as the chemical element Manganese holds together the health of both body and brain. But with tears. William Bedford
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