Member of Tullamore Rhymers Club, Immagine & Poesia and other writers collectives, Tom\u00e1s writes mainly in rhyme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
More of a man about a continent than a man about town, the funnier scrapes during his travells are chronicles on the bioverse (there’s a new word for the English language!) “The Life Of Reillys Grandson<\/a>“, set to be the title of the forthcoming chapbook of the same name!<\/p>\n Bibliography<\/a> | Favourite Poets<\/a> | Poems in Other Languages<\/a>\u00a0| Around The Web | <\/a>Events <\/a>| <\/a>Reviews<\/a>\u00a0| Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n Featured in the Midland Tribune newspaper, and featured in the Words From Around the World<\/em> anthology in aid of the Anderson Animal Shelter in Illanois, USA, Tomas is from Ireland and writes in English and Irish primarily, and has been having some of his work translated into other languages such as Serbian and German and French.<\/p>\n Tomas writes on all topics that come to mind, often on topics of the day. A prolific writer, the range of poems vary from current affairs, to the mystical and faith inspired poems, though he freely admits to sometimes having been the biggest atheist on the plant. The poems featured from Tomas O’ Carthaigh capture his slant on the world, and if your not agreeable, it is hoped you are at least entertained.<\/p>\n Words from the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n “They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if so it can be said that poetry is in the ear as much as the eye of the beholder, as what is poetry to one man, is not to another. Tom\u00e1s works at security to pay the bills, as he doesn’t fancy being a starving artist. Writing poetry keeps him sane. Sort of! Member of Tullamore Rhymers Club, Immagine & Poesia and other writers collectives, Tom\u00e1s writes mainly in rhyme. More of a man about a continent than a man …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7EI4f-2","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3652,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/meet-tomas-o-carthaigh\/reviews\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":0},"title":"Reviews","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"11th April 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Bibliography | Favourite Poets | Poems in Other Languages\u00a0| Around The Web | Events | Reviews Below are some reviews from writers and magazines of Tom\u00e1s work... \"Painful Happiness of Living\" - Sabahudin Had\u017eiali\u0107 (Diogen \/ Bosnia \/ 2011)","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":668,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/poems-in-other-languages\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":1},"title":"Poems in Other Languages","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"23rd September 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here we will post poems of Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh, in other languages, with links to the original poem as well! \u00a0Irish (4) Briongl\u00f3ideanna de Bhaldraithe (Reiltin Nic Carthaigh Duill) Aniar a fh\u00e9achann an Bhean Amach (Reiltin Nic Carthaigh Duill) Amach a Th\u00e1inig Siad (Reiltin Nic Carthaigh Duill) An Cailin Bocht\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1193,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/meet-tomas-o-carthaigh\/influences-and-inspirations\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":2},"title":"Influences and Inspirations","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"22nd November 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The trio of Robert Burns, Robert Service and Robert Frost have had a lasting impression on my writing. Robert Burns Wee Rabbie is known as the Bard of Ayrshire, and his writings typify the peasant poetry which I like, in the vernacular, but rhyming, telling of the day to day\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"The Three Roberts, who have been an influence on my writing, Frost, Service and Burns","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/The-Three-Roberts.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4138,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/photo-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":3},"title":"Photo Gallery","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Scrapbook - a selection of photos of events Tomas was at over the years, including as part of the Tullamore Rhymers Club Bibliography | Favourite Poets | Poems in Other Languages\u00a0| Around The Web | Events | Reviews\u00a0| Photo Gallery Gl\u00f3r Sessions in Dublin Poet of Protest Hume Book\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Reading at the Gl\u00f3r Sessions in Dublin","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glor-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1661,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/poetry-an-open-book\/","url_meta":{"origin":2,"position":4},"title":"Poetry – an open book","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"25th April 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Film poetry: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w8pgFYFgf20 Recent Poetry on the website: \u00a0 Where Man Is No Master There are a few spots on earth where Eden exists, and mankind has not it spoiled... A Future Vision When No Future We See Funny take on the old folks parties we will be enjoying! Coffin\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Tom\u00e1s at the Liath Fail in its current setting. 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\nHowever, as the saying goes, there are no atheists in the trenches!!!<\/p>\n
\nFrom the master works of Shakespeare, to the man who claimed to be second only to Shakespeare, the great Mc Gonnagle, poetry has enthralled man and recorded dreams and hopes since time began.
\nI have been writing all my life, and hope that some day, long after I am dead, someone can take my words and say they enjoyed them: that the words they read gave them hope, or a way through life.
\nA lot of my poems have a preachy feel to them, either ones of faith, or of telling of a current or past crisis in culture, politics or whatever.
\nMore of what I write tell of history: or a ghost story, or whatever captured my mood at the time!!!!
\nI hope that you, the reader, will enjoy my work. Leave a line to say Hi, and which poem you preferred, and why!!!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"