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To Star the Dark
To Star the Dark | Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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Do our passions control us or us them? These poems find themselves asking such questions in hospitals, in cellars, in Parisian parks and American laundromats, inside our screens and beyond them. Poems of blood and birdsong, of rain and desire, of aftermath and ambivalence, each spoken by a voice, which - like the starlings - sings, at once, both past and present. "Looking into the dark sky of history, Doireann N Ghrofa calls up an illuminating fire, a night constellated into images of passion and destruction. An astrologer of the body, its endurance and its vulnerability, N Ghrofa is a poet of daring skill. Lyrical, searching and enchanted, To Star the Dark is a blazing, brave collection." - Sen Hewitt "Like [Eavan] Boland, N Ghrofa constructs a mysterious world for her readers from the matter of ordinary life. The poems of this collection impress upon us that magic and depth can be found in the minutiae of the everyday." - Poetry Ireland Review, on Lies
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Cathythoughts
To Star the Dark | Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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Yesterday was International Womens Day. I love this pic… Mna is Irish for Women … Mna awesome ❤️

We‘ve taken it on as our new Bookclub pic. Because they could be at a Bookclub 👍🏻 ❤️🥂

Trashcanman Nice picture 3y
Tamra 👏🏾👌🏾 3y
LeahBergen I love it! It definitely looks like a raucous book club. 😆 3y
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Cinfhen 💕💕💕 3y
Cathythoughts @Trashcanman I think so ! 👍 3y
Cathythoughts @Tamra 👍👏👏👏 3y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen It really does look familiar 🙈 3y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen 👍😄💕💕💕 3y
readordierachel Love this post ❤ 3y
TrishB That would be an ace book club meeting 😁 3y
CarolynM What book do you think they're reading? Maybe 3y
Cathythoughts @TrishB Wouldn‘t it just 👍😁 3y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM Yes! I‘d say that‘s the book 👍😊 3y
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Cathythoughts
To Star the Dark | Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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Pickpick

Beautiful poetry ❤️

From : While Bleeding….
In a vintage boutique on Sullivan‘s Quay
I lift a winter coat ….

In glass, I am wrapped in old red - …

This pocket may once have sheltered
something precious: a necklace, a love letter,
or a fresh egg , feather-warm, held gently
so it couldn‘t crack, couldn‘t leak through seams,
so it couldn‘t stain the dress within.

Cathythoughts @TrishB @squirrelbrain I have a copy too & I‘ve just read it & I love it ❤️ (edited) 3y
TrishB I loved it too ❤️ beautiful poems. 3y
Cathythoughts @TrishB So beautiful! I could quote the whole book 3y
squirrelbrain Sounds lovely - I hope to get to it soon! ❤️ 3y
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TrishB
To Star the Dark | Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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A wonderful collection of new poetry. I will definitely look up some more by this poet.
And look at that cover ❤️
Thanks Cathy, love reading new poets (to me!).

LeahBergen Great cover! 3y
Cathythoughts Your welcome, I‘m looking forward to reading it myself too ❤️ 3y
TrishB @LeahBergen very eye catching 👍🏻 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts very modern and thoughtful 👍🏻 3y
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squirrelbrain
To Star the Dark | Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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I didn‘t take part in the #jolabokaflodswap this year and I‘ve been very jealous looking at everyone else‘s gifts, so I decided to open your gift a day early @Cathythoughts !

This little book of poetry looks fabulous and I look forward to reading it when sitting by the fire this evening.

Hope you‘re having a lovely Christmas Eve with your family! ❤️🎄

Oryx Happy Christmas Eve ❤️❤️ 3y
Amiable Merry Christmas to you and yours, Helen! 3y
squirrelbrain Same to you @Amiable - have a lovely festive season! 3y
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LeahBergen Lovely gifts! 😍😍 3y
Cathythoughts Your welcome! It‘s the same author as Ghost In The Throat … I thought it would be interesting to see what her poetry is like 👍🏻❤️ 3y
squirrelbrain I saw it was the same author @Cathythoughts - very intrigued! 3y
Reggie Merry Christmas! 3y
squirrelbrain Merry Christmas to you too @Reggie ! 3y
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