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Top 10 Books by Contemporary Irish/Scottish Women Poets
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The Knife in the Wave (Salmon Poetry)The Knife in the Wave (Salmon Poetry) by Mary O'Malley
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"Innocentii" never fails to raise the hairs on my arm. Her other books are also excellent.
Tulle (Salmon Poetry.)Tulle (Salmon Poetry.) by Mary O'Donoghue
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Such spare, musical language--from someone so young. I eagerly await her next book.
Selected Poems / Rogha Danta (The Bright Wave)Selected Poems / Rogha Danta (The Bright Wave) by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
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Her understanding of the human heart and the magic of myth and humor astound me.
DharmakayaDharmakaya by Paula Meehan
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All of the books I've read of hers rock. I wish I wrote like this.
On Ballycastle BeachOn Ballycastle Beach by Medbh McGuckian
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All of her books are worth buying.
The White Page/An Bhileog Bhan: Twentieth Century Irish Women PoetsThe White Page/An Bhileog Bhan: Twentieth Century Irish Women Poets by Joan McBreen
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One of my favorite anthologies, it contains work by most of these women.
OarOar by Moya Cannon
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The title poem is outstanding.
Object Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our TimeObject Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our Time by Eavan Boland
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A necessary read for young women poets today.
Philomena's RevengePhilomena's Revenge by Rita A. Higgins
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Quick and sharp.
The World's WifeThe World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy
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A poet I definitely need to buy more from.