Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace has written a comic saga of poetry in four parts entitled 'Mad Messiah'. He writes from a different perspective in each part. Irish Jesuit Communications have recorded him reading his work.
Mad Messiah is a poem cycle written and recorded by Edmond Grace SJ, self-confessed Dublin south-sider, aging Jesuit, bewildered male, and Irish Catholic. It’s poetry like you’ve never heard before – a funny, provocative, moving, commentary on modern life and the ancient quest to encounter the living God, particularly as revealed in Jesus Christ, Mad Messiah.
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Mad Messiah I: Reptiles and the rising sun
The first cycle – Reptiles and the Rising Sun - is a satirical take on middle class Dublin.
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Mad Messiah II – Floating Eyes in Venice
The second cycle – Floating Eyes in Venice – a satirical take on the Jesuits, including himself.
Mad Messiah III: Two Dead Israelites
The third cycle – Two Dead Israelites – is about manhood – satirical or simply accurate?
Mad Messiah IV – Saving Jonah
The fourth cycle – Saving Jonah – is a study of hatred. Of course, it’s also about Irish Catholicism
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