Bodies of Water in the Poetry of Eavan Boland (IRE) and Rhian Gallagher (NZ)

In the poetry of Eavan Boland and second-generation Irish poet Rhian Gallagher, bodies of water are summoned to enact the ritual or vocation towards embodiment in the lyric. In this article, I argue that a Catholic upbringing influences how a poet treats the subject in lyric poetry, particularly bod...

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Main Author: Emer Lyons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Estudos Irlandeses 2021-05-01
Series:ABEI Journal
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/abei/article/view/197759