Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Poem of the Week: “Jigsaw” by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
In her poem “Jigsaw,” Doireann Ní Ghríofa draws the reader into the physical and psychological complexities of motherhood. Using bodily descriptions and an emphasis on personal experience, Ní Ghríofa contrasts the feelings of uncertainty and anticipation that accompany sensing a baby wriggling in the womb with the settledness and comfort of a mother knowing her…
Continue ReadingPoem of the Week: “Lunulae” by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Have you ever noticed the half-moon shapes at the base of your fingernails? Those are called “lunulae.” Doireann Ní Ghríofa is fascinated by these crescents—little astronomical wonders we carry with us wherever we go. Ní Ghríofa encourages her reader to find comfort in minute yet beautiful things in the face of our present social and…
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