Looking for some stimulation this weekend? Horslips legend Eamon Carr's War Cabinet, Sinnott’s Bar, Dublin should get you thinking.
The poem was written in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It was first published by Frosted Fire Press in Cheltenham - but now video director Killian Ginnity has shot a short film to accompany a reading of the poem by actor Denis Conway.
That was recorded by performance artist Nigel Rolfe, while Colm Mac Con Iomaire supplied a moving soundtrack.
"I am extraordinarily grateful for the input of these talented artists," says Carr, who’s noted for poetry, journalism and broadcasting, as well as being the beating heart of Horslips.
"It’s important that a supportive message reaches as many people as possible.
"With the awful scenes on the news in February 2022, memories came flooding back of conditions I’d witnessed reporting from refugee camps during the war in Kosovo.
"I thought of the compassionate poetry of my friend and mentor Pearse Hutchinson who wrote about the scarred European landscape in the aftermath of World War II.
"Those poets I used read alongside in Sinnott’s Bar in the early 1970s - Pearse, John Jordan, Leland Bardwell and Macdara Woods - are all sadly deceased but their message of resilience, tolerance and hope can still be heard."
