The Cord by Leanne O’Sullivan
"Stay where I can reach you, / the dim room, the dark earth." — Leanne O'Sullivan
A Man Young And Old: III. The Mermaid by William Butler Yeats
"Forgot in cruel happiness / That even lovers drown." — William Butler Yeats
What Language Did by Eavan Boland
"We cannot sweat here. Our skin is icy. / We cannot breed here. Our wombs are empty. / Help us to escape youth and beauty." — Eavan Boland
Quarantine by Eavan Boland
“But her feet were held against his breastbone. / The last heat of his flesh was his last gift to her.” — Eavan Boland
Opposing Forces by Eamon Grennan
“Even in this sharp weather there are lovers everywhere / holding onto each other, hands in one another's pockets” — Eamon Grennan
This Moment by Eavan Boland
“A woman leans down to catch a child / who has run into her arms / this moment.” — Eavan Boland
When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats
“But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you, / And loved the sorrows of your changing face;” —