First published 2018
A poet examines the slippery boundary between honesty and fabrication in verse. She revisits personal moments that shaped her: early romantic encounters, relationships ending, the overwhelming days of new motherhood. Each memory becomes material for poems written first in Irish, then translated into English by her own hand. This dual language process forces her to confront how meaning shifts and changes. Her personal experiences connect her to larger currents: chance meetings that spark imagination, the restless movement of words themselves, and most powerfully, the presence of women from previous generations. These ancestral voices offer guidance and stability as she navigates the complex terrain between lived experience and artistic expression. The collection reveals how individual stories link to universal themes, showing that the question of truth in poetry may matter less than the authentic exploration of what it means to be human.
Genres: literary-fiction, poetry, memoir
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: exploration-of-self, personal-journey
83 pages · Paperback · Dedalus Press