In this collection of poems written over the course of sixty years, MacAoidh unites traditional structure and tone with vivid imagery in an exploration of the melancholic nature of life. Surd Songs is a collection of traditional and free verse poems on love, destiny, change, beauty, and time. With allusions to Shakespeare and the principle of relativity, MacAoidh beckons the reader to consider the concerns of morality, human nature, and the notion of love in its many forms.