The Dark Age

James Harpur's poetry explores faith and vision in searching and unsentimental terms. His powerful collection, inspired by a vivid historical imagination, focuses on the Dark Ages of Europe and the struggles of early Christianity, especially in the title sequence, which concentrates on early Irish saints. James Harpur was born in 1956 of Anglo-Irish parentage. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and has worked as an English teacher, lexicographer, and editor. He now lives in Ireland. He is author of Love Burning in the Soul: The Story of the Christian Mystics, from Saint Paul to Thomas Merton (Shambhala, 2005).Harpur, James is the author of 'The Dark Age', published 2007 under ISBN 9780856464041 and ISBN 085646404X.