Martin Mc Carthy's Poetry Substack
I am a poet from Ireland. I specialise in writing love poems that are well-crafted, transcendent and full of emotive power.
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“I find Martin's work inspiring for its interesting use of language and imagery. Martin's love poetry is among the few contemporary examples of that genre that I have enjoyed and would recommend.”...”
agnusde2017, agnusde2017’s Substack
“Martin McCarthy is surely the most active, wise and generous hearted commentator on Poetry in all of Substack, but behind all that, and informing it, he is a fabulous Poet himself, with all the heart and soul of Ireland.”...”
David Kirkby, Dave's Substack Poetry Shack
“Martin's poetry was among the first to catch my ear on Substack. His themes include Ireland and love and nature and the wild magic that swirls at the edges of our imagination and takes us out and above and beyond. ”...”
Jed Moffitt, The Ordinary Mind