whether funeral pyre or beacon in the dark light
Byrne’s hymn to his brother is bardic
The eight poems selected include several of his signature pieces from the late 1940s through the 1970s: “Countersong to Walt Whitman”
Her poems delight in the lush mess of actual life
“ - Fred D’Aguiar
The Blue Cocktail by Audrey Molloy Tapsalteerie whether funeral pyre or beaconAudrey Molloys collection, The Important Things, was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize. Stephen Sextons citation noted, In this striking, moving, bold debut, Audrey Molloys poems move between Ireland and Australia, parenthood and daughterhood, and the sensual worlds of the body, its attendant desires and intensities. Beyond these essential forces, The Important Things, in all its formal elegance, is a book of grief too.