Far Harbours

2016. Fourth collection. 37 poems. Written across Spain, England, Mexico and Costa Rica, Far Harbours is, frankly, a bloody miracle. The poems included range in mood from blind elation to doldrous pain and in topic from tablecloths and existentialism to the seedy, undeniable comfort of bodily fluids, all examined with the skill of a lover, the passion of a lover and the resourcefulness of a resourceful lover. Due to the international nature of this books production process and the wayward lifestyle the author has chosen to lead, to date OBrien has yet to lay his hands on a copy of the finished book, and therefore still doubts its existence.