Description: A landmark volume of essays from "Ireland's leading feminist poet" (New York Times Book Review) that celebrates a transformative vision of womanhood, nation, and poetry.
Brief description: Eavan Boland (1944--2020) was the author of more than a dozen volumes of poetry, including Outside History and several volumes of nonfiction, and was coeditor of the anthology The Making of Poem. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was one of the foremost female voices in Irish literature. She received a Lannan Foundation Award and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award, among other honors. She taught at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Bowdoin College, and Stanford University, where she was the director of the creative writing program.
Review Quotes: The discerning essays attest to Boland's keen sense of how poetry intersects with social and political issues, offering insight into the philosophy that undergirded her craft.-- "Publishers Weekly"