“I loved the illusion, the conviction, the desire - whatever you want to call it - that the words were agents rather than extensions of reality. That they made my life happen, rather than just recorded it happening.”
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Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland, an Irish-American poet born on September 24, 1944, is renowned for her profound social consciousness and emotional expression in her poetry. Her works delve into themes of female identity, historical memory, and the complex relationship between the individual and society. more
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