No poetry collection on the subject of abortion has come out of Ireland.
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Dorcey’s poetry funnelled her activism into a charged critique of traditional Irish life.
Gradually, with more life experience, I have gained perspective and poetic nerve.
The great Irish poet left a legacy of astonishing poems that speak to new readers with their deep wisdom and quietly devastating imagery.
Breaking through the world of male Irish poetics, Boland was a fierce, feminist voice that was decidedly Irish.
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Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Meskell Poet in Residence, University of Limerick
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Professor of Modern Literature, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Modern Poetry, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast
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PhD Candidate in Irish literature, University of Limerick
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PhD Candidate Creative Writing and Abortion Poetics, University of Limerick