Foundry Songs by Dean Rhetoric Wayne Price Ailbhe Darcy’s first collection

Ailbhe Darcy’s first collection

the compelling new collection of poetry by Dean Atta

 Irish Times (Books of the Year 2015)

to her own reeling and enchanting imagination' Cathy Park Hong

Foundry Songs by Dean Rhetoric Wayne Price Ailbhe Darcy’s first collectionDean Rhetorics Foundry Songs examines shame, grief, lust and loss through the emotional upheaval of a troubled adolescence pitted against a post industrial backdrop. Both gritty and lyrical, Rhetoric combines cutting wit with poignant descriptions of trauma. The poems grapple with God and working class identity, envisioning a world where posh pelicans laugh at seagulls choking on chips, workers on strike protest Richard Curtis and tumours tumble out