Citizen Poet

New and Selected Essays

By: Eavan Boland, Jody Allen Randolph (Editor), Heather Clark (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 3 September 2024

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Eavan Boland was a trailblazing poet, critic, teacher, and essayist. Carving a path for the next generation, she broke open the male-dominated canon of Irish literature and mapped her poetic journey through the contours of life as a mother, daughter, and citizen. This generous and wise volume contains essays selected from Object Lessons (1995) and A Journey with Two Maps (2011); later writings addressing the changing nature of poetry; and a draft of a reflective memoir called "Daughter," on which Boland was working at the time of her death.

A compelling blend of memoir, analysis, and argument, Citizen Poet traces the arc of Boland's pioneering view of nationhood through the lens of womanhood.

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"Boland's essays remind us . . . of the change she helped bring about, which is nothing less than the redefinition and expansion of what Irish poetry-what any poetry-can be." -- from the foreword by Heather Clark, author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
"These stirring and forthright pieces are a significant contribution not just to Irish and American poetry, but also to world literature." -- Edward Hirsch, poet and critic
"No one articulates the complexities, challenges, and nuances of being an Irish female poet like [Eavan Boland] does in these original, arresting, and trailblazing essays. Citizen Poet is a must-read." -- Victoria Kennefick, Dalkey Literary Award and Seamus Heaney Prize-winning poet

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