Irish Central25d
Irish woman’s poem of emigration will stir your heart
Carroll was only 17 years old when she left her native Co Mayo, an experience she detailed in this unnamed poem she wrote in the 1980s. “She was an amazing woman and had a great life until she ...
BBC1y
Poet becomes first woman to scoop Forward best poem award twice
A writer has become the first woman to win a prestigious prize twice after scooping the award with a poem inspired by grief and Caribbean rituals. Malika Booker's Libation was named best poem at ...
Hindustan Times21d
Ladies in read: Inside a dramatic new collection of sacred poetry by women
Originally written in Punjabi, this translation is one of 338 works that feature in Subramaniam’s new anthology of devotional poetry by women, Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in ...
Hindustan Times22d
Wild Women: Read an excerpt from a collection of sacred poetry by women
One of Kashmir’s best-known saints, Rupa Bhavani ... s language that was part of an oral tradition, Rupa Bhavani’s poetry was written, and ‘remained,’ says translator Neerja Matto ...
Why you need to know Vivian Ayers, a Renaissance woman whose poem became part of NASA lore
Among the other women recognized at the ceremony for the Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of Women of Apollo was Vivian Ayers, ...