At the Edge of the Western Wave

Carlos Reyes is a long-time noted Portland poet, writer and translator.

What I love about this collection is that it catches perfectly that special sense of rural Ireland which might be described as mixture of raw satirical humour, tragedy, and a kind of yearning for love and connection in a society that feels a constant tension between materialism and spirituality. At the Edge of the Western Wave is a big and sweeping enough collection to be able to accommodate these themes and their nuances." - Ger Kileen