[spectre] Fwd: Séamas Cain: Art & Writing

[Andreas Broeckmann]

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Betreff: 	Art & Writing
Datum: 	Wed, 9 Apr 2025 11:50:25 -0400
Von: 	Séamas Cain <seamascain at gmail.com>


The National Library of Ireland, and Special Collections at the library 
of Trinity College Dublin, both of them, purchased “The Mountains of 
Mourne” book, without any prompting or publicity from me at all.  I 
meant to get around to them eventually, with information or publicity, 
but I am old now and I don't move very fast if I am busy.  There are now 
17 titles by me in the on-line catalogue of the NLI, one-third of them 
in Gaeilge, and 19 titles at TCD.  TCD is the largest research-library 
in Ireland.

Three new chapbooks by me at the NLI include concrete poetry [Visual 
Poetry] which is rarely seen in Ireland (despite the fact that Ireland 
was the place-of-location for the creation of “The Book of Kells” and 
other beautiful illuminated manuscripts).  They are keeping my chapbooks 
at the Main Desk, there have been so many requests to see them.  Thus, 
“marbhna,” [“elegy”] “fraoch,” [“heather”], and “fonn” [“melody”].

The NLI has been sharing its copy of “Mountains” with Marsh's Rare Book 
library, a private/public library in central Dublin, dating from 1703 
and still in its original location, with “The Irish National 
Photographic Archive,” also in central Dublin.  It is my understanding 
that the INPA did an exhibition which included “Mountains,” in 
recognition of Gloria DeFilipps Brush, whose photographs illuminate my 
poems in the book.

Please search on my name as author
at the following two URLs ...

https://www.nli.ie/ <https://www.nli.ie/>

https://library.catalogue.tcd.ie/search 
<https://library.catalogue.tcd.ie/search>

https://www.lulu.com/shop/s%C3%A9amas-cain/the-mountains-of-mourne/paperback/product-1mkr7pg7.html?q=Cain%2C+S%C3%A9amas&page=1&pageSize=4 
<https://www.lulu.com/shop/s%C3%A9amas-cain/the-mountains-of-mourne/paperback/product-1mkr7pg7.html?q=Cain%2C+S%C3%A9amas&page=1&pageSize=4>

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John Bradley's new book of poetry
“AS BLOOD IS THE FRUIT OF THE HEART”
is now available from the publisher,
Dos Madres Press, and Amazon ...

DOS MADRES PRESS ...

https://www.dosmadres.com/ <https://www.dosmadres.com/>

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An experimental literary Blog ...

https://thenewpostliterate.blogspot.com/ 
<https://thenewpostliterate.blogspot.com/>

What _is_ happening in Minnesota ?  Who is Michael Jacobson ?

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There are Updates for the “WIKIPEDIA” entry for
the poet Sheila E. Murphy ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Murphy 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Murphy>

I continue to think that Sheila E. is one of
the most important poets in the world today!

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The experiential-experimental-literature blog ...

http://ex-ex-lit.blogspot.com/ <http://ex-ex-lit.blogspot.com/>

(Send texts to Volodymyr Bilyk at ex.ex.lit at gmail.com 
<mailto:ex.ex.lit at gmail.com> for consideration.)

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Please go to the online catalogue of
the National Library of Scotland and
do a search on my name as author ...

https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,Cain,%20S%C3%A9amas&tab=tab1_local&search_scope=SCOPE1&vid=44NLS_VU1&offset=0 
<https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,Cain,%20S%C3%A9amas&tab=tab1_local&search_scope=SCOPE1&vid=44NLS_VU1&offset=0>

Then, immediately, do a second search on the Scottish spelling of 
“_Seumas_ Cain” ...

https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,Cain,%20Seumas&tab=tab1_local&search_scope=SCOPE1&vid=44NLS_VU1&offset=0 
<https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,Cain,%20Seumas&tab=tab1_local&search_scope=SCOPE1&vid=44NLS_VU1&offset=0>

There you will find an Artist book authored by me, titled “On the isle 
of Canna,” text in English and Scottish Gaelic, with words and colour 
drawings by the author.  The isle of Canna was/is rich in unusual and 
beautiful flora and fauna.  (Though, I could have done with less of the 
rats!)  Canna is a paradise for hikers, travellers, tinkers, Mincéirí, 
and gypsies.  This isle is a part of the Hebridean archipelago.

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Solas eile ...

Séamas Cain,
South Burlington,
Vermont,
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