Splitting the Darkness

Splitting the Darkness is a collection of poems written primarily while the author was living in Boston for eighteen months. An appropriate subtitle might be "Prayer by another name" as the theme of prayer runs throughout the book, which is unashamedly written from a Christian perspective. The poems reflect the people and places that have inspired or challenged the author but also reflect the continuous awareness of things spiritual and of the relationships that have been the poet's foundation. Other subthemes might be described as awareness and appreciation, which are, of course, "prayers by another name."

Brian Callan was born in 1959 and lives in Cork, Ireland, with his wife, Jan. Brian and Jan have had three children, Robert, Michelle, and Nicola. Sadly Robert and Nicola both died very young. Brian received a BSC and PhD from the University College Dublin, and he now works for the medical device company Depuy, where he is responsible for the Quality Department at several sites. He has also been a local preacher with the Methodist Church for twenty-five years and has authored or coauthored nine small volumes of poetry and over thirty scientific articles or papers. Brian is also an international philatelist and has exhibited stamps across the world.