Contents Poetry Ireland Review 132

Colette Bryce 5 editorial Denise Riley 7 1948 Felicity Sheehy 12 after the funeral Ian Duhig 13 the names of the plague 14 sight unseen 15 paddingtons Lianne O’Hara 16 design 17 cavities John Challis 18 night change 19 where the devil gets in Natalie Linh Bolderston 20 needles, a history Katie Donovan 22 two women, one grave 23 the three who were lost Kayo Chingonyi 24 7 sonnets Siobhán Campbell 31 review: martin malone, miriam gamble, gerry murphy, julia copus Gerard Smyth 36 review: eavan boland Ailbhe Darcy 40 essay: recent documentary poetry in performance Richard Hayes 50 review: dairena ní chinnéide, catherine barry, ross thompson, polina cosgrave, chris murray, leeanne quinn Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh 55 tá aibhléis san uile ní 56 dordán aibhléise os mo chionn 57 dordán foiche im bhéal Diarmuid Johnson 58 an ubh fuiseoige Doireann Ní Ghríofa 59 in éineacht Paddy Bushe 60 éanlaith na cóivide Stiofán Ó hIfearnáin 61 boudicca Mary Shine Thompson 62 review: caitríona ní chléirchín Liam Carson 65 review: paddy bushe, mícheál ó haodha Nick Laird 69 valency 70 sheep’s head Luke Morgan 72 zambia Jessica Traynor 73 dad cars Alyson Favilla 74 did sappho ever triple-text? 75 true crime Paul Batchelor 76 the parasite Jane Clarke 78 her first Victoria Kennefick 79 alternative medicine 80 second communion Kelly Michels 81 lockdown Maia Elsner 83 frontispiece Dermot Bolger 84 the unguarded moment Mary Noonan 85 time travellers Dean Browne 86 pinball 87 aide-mémoire Michael Dooley 88 peninsula at night Kate Quigley 89 galway oyster festival James Conor Patterson 90 fear, uncertainty & doubt Jonathan Greenhause 91 beacons of light Kathleen Jamie 92 my parents 93 our garden Emily S Cooper 94 essay: father figures: conjuring michael donaghy Martin Malone 98 review: seán hewitt, laurence o’dwyer, adam crothers David Wheatley 103 review: maurice scully Catherine Gander 106 review: natalie diaz, bhanu kapil Julie Morrissy 111 review: doireann ní ghríofa Adam Wyeth 114 interview: paula meehan

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