pickI either like really recent historical fiction or way way in the past. Donoghue writes a quiet yet tense story about monks trying to establish a church on a rocky, uninhabited island in 9th c Ireland.
While the language wasn‘t as beautiful as Groff‘s Matrix, I loved these monks struggling against the harsh, barren conditions. She also showed each man struggling internally with his vows to God and the church and with the crazy father leading them.
Went to the bookstore and came across a poetry collection I read and loved a few years back. It's called Map by Wislawa Szymborska. This is my favorite poem of hers. Its crushing to feel like we've just put wars to bed for another one to creep up and I really hope things settle down instead.
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This is a favorite poem of mine that I just discovered in the past year through my book club #atb (a wonderful group of girls). It was posted by @JaclynW and I‘m very lucky to have found a lovely group thanks to @Erin7
Thanks to all the girls of the group for making a wonderful place to chat about books and poetry.
and dances with the daffodils.“
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