Madwoman Tony Flynn director of Poetry Ireland

director of Poetry Ireland

he realises that handling animals needs subtlety as well as strength

and has read his poetry in such distinguished locations as the Japanese American Museum

the first man ever to be called a serial killer

along with moments of absolute stillness and clarity

Madwoman Tony Flynn director of Poetry IrelandAlthough at times haunting and elusive, the poems in Shara McCallum's latest collection Madwoman are transformative, seeking to chart and intertwine three stages of a mother's life from childhood to adulthood to motherhood. Rich with the complexities that join these states of being, the poems wrestle with the idea of being girl, woman and mother at once. McCallum questions how we form our identities and who shapes those identities for us. These