Mothers of Ireland
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Irish Catholic writers
Irish heritage
Irish-American poets
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Louisiana poets
lyric poetry
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personal histories
personal trauma
poems about alchoholism
poems about Irish culture
poems about strong women
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women poets
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Product details
- ISBN 9780807170755
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 117g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Feb 2020
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Celebrated poet Julie Kane returns to her Boston Irish Catholic roots in this collection about mothers and daughters shaped by the forces of Irish history and Irish-American culture. Mothers of Ireland confronts how the legacy of personal trauma gets passed down to subsequent generations, with a focus on women from her family history and their paths of both pain and endurance. Kane's verse reverberates with the lives of her ancestors and the lasting impacts of famine, poverty, repressive religion, ethnic prejudice, and alcoholism. The poems are formal, villanelles, ghazals, sonnets, sestinas, and the like, but their language is fresh and rich with the sound of contemporary spoken English. Coming from a culture that values music, storytelling, and the oral poetic tradition, Kane uses rhyme and rhythm to move the body as well as the mind. Even at their darkest, these haunting poems flash with resilient Irish wit.
The great-grandchild of eight Irish immigrants, Julie Kane is a native of Boston but a longtime resident of Louisiana. Her previous poetry collections include Jazz Funeral and Rhythm & Booze. A past National Poetry Series winner, Fulbright scholar, and Louisiana poet laureate, she teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Western Colorado University.
