The range of poems in Massacre of the Birds moves from an encounter with water creatures in Hanging House in a Canal to the appearance of a satyr in ODonnells back garden in Muse. Mythic nature abounds, but wake-up calls to social denial also appear in #MeToo: 12 Remembered Scenes and a Line and It Wasnt a Woman. She speaks of the endangered biosphere, of losses incurred by forced migration, but also about the attritions of time in a mother-daughter relationship. A beautiful collection from one of our most accomplished poets.
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