Independent publisher based in Dublin... with an international twist.
€12.00
Paperback: Poetry 112 pages
ISBN 9780995791657
In this remarkable début collection, the poet explores the legacy of growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and how her world view matures through engagement with other countries and cultures. These beautifully crafted poems, which include a series giving voice to the lovers of Pablo Picasso, probe a diverse range of social and personal topics: gender equality, motherhood, faith and social justice. White Horses contains several prize
winning poems, including The Cosmic Horseshoe – winning poem in the Magma Poetry Competition (Judges’ Prize) 2018 and Hard Borders, which won the New Irish Writing in Germany /Wild Word Award, 2018.
“To read Jo Burns’ poems is to feel exhilarated and enthralled. She makes bold, unexpected leaps with language, able to mine history and place with authentic poignancy. This collection will move you, and excite too, as Burns explores the spectacular and the strange, gifting us with vivid poems to be savoured. Poetry has a new, accomplished and necessary voice.”
Rebecca Goss