The 'Four Seasons & War' is a meditation through poetry on the seasons and war by Anto Kerins. It concludes with the poem 'The Message'. Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24 February 2022 (spring in Ireland). This was the largest attack on a European country since World War II. Hamas attacked Israel on the 7 October 2023 (autumn in Ireland). This led to the most significant military escalation in the region since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
The video is an extract taken from the double triptych of the same name. Triptych 1: 'Spring - War - Summer' contains three panels of poetry and images. Spring is interrupted by the war in Ukraine in the second panel. Then summer follows as the year progresses. Triptych 2: 'Autumn - War - Winter'. Autumn is interrupted by the start of a new war in the second panel. Then winter follows. (Spring in calendar terms in Ireland is February-April, summer May-July and winter November-January.)
The project is part of the subthemes Global unity and shared futures.
Author
Anto Kerins
Anto Kerins is a conservationist, writer and educator. His latest book on learning is with Routledge. He writes poetry on nature and other topics.
He performed his poetry over a number of years at Culture Night Ireland in support of the children's tree charity, Easy Treesie.
His 'Spring – War – Summer' triptych was exhibited at the Metamorphosis 2023 festival in Spain.
‘The Lady at the Gate' and an extract from 'The Four Seasons & War' were published by Versopolis in Poetry Expo 24.
Anto’s poetry is one of hope. Where there is conflict and war it finds courage and kindness and where there is sadness it points to the wonders of life.
The poems use clear and simple language and their format and rhythm can sometimes vary to suit the topic.
You can listen to him read both ‘The Lady & the Camp’ and ‘Travelling Through Time’ or you can turn off your audio and enjoy reading the text page by page yourself.
He lives in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland.
