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Celebrated Irish poet Mary O’Malley’s latest collection explores the boundaries and conflicts that divide humanity, from the legal separation of Northern and Southern Ireland to the heartbreaking detachment of husband and wife. Also examined is the complex nature of “home”—what it is, where it is, and what happens when one cannot return. Both personal and political, this volume ultimately reveals harsh truths about life, love, and the chaos therein.
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Mary O'Malley has taught writing in prisons, schools, and universities, and edited two books of children's writing. Her previous collections of poetry include Asylum Road, The Boning Hall, A Consideration of Silk, A Knife in the Wave, and Where the Rocks Float.
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"Her work is an inspiration to me, and I am delighted to see this addition to her oeuvre." —Katie Donovan, author, on The Boning Hall
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- PublisherCarcanet Press Ltd.
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1857548396
- ISBN 13 9781857548396
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The poems in Mary O'Malley's new collection focus on legal separation: of Northern from Southern Ireland, of written Irish from its original script, and of husband from wife. The book explores a season in hell when the verities vanish, the love we live by dies, and the ramparts that shore up our existence are demolished. A marriage breaks down, children leave home, love itself is questioned. What is home now? Where is it? And how do we live when we cannot return? The personal is examined through the lens of the greater human chaos. This is a book about eviction, an examination of the nature of home that is both private and political, written out of a sense of the barbarism that threatens to overwhelm the deep song of Ireland. Focuses on legal separation: of Northern from Southern Ireland, of written Irish from its original script, and of husband from wife. This book explores a season in hell when the verities vanish, the love we live by dies, and the ramparts that shore up our existence are demolished. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781857548396
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