The poems in Prophesying the Past speak through a distinctly urban voice: rooted in history, both social and political. The personas in this work give voice to the social and economic dilemmas of a people from wartime Ireland through to the post Celtic tiger era.

This debut collection from Noel King gathers 53 poems, some of which have been published in journals as far-afield and diverse as Poetry Ireland Review, The Sunday Tribune, Bongos of the World (Japan), The Dalhousie University Review (Canada), Kotaz (South Africa), Poetry Salzburg Review and Polestar (Australia).

Noel King is a writer, actor and musician, native of Tralee, Co. Kerry. His poetry, haiku, short stories, articles and reviews have appeared in publications in over thirty countries, the poetry in journals as diverse as Poetry Ireland Review, The Sunday Tribune, Bongos of the World (Japan), The Dalhousie University Review (Canada), Kotaz (South Africa), Poetry Salzburg Review (Austria) and Quadrant (Australia). Along the way he has been a singer with the famous Bunratty Castle Entertainers and has worked as an arts administrator and poetry editor.