Finished reading: A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa 📚Ní Ghríofa blends memoir and literary criticism to tell the story of Eibhlin Dubh Ni Chonaill and her poem “Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire.” It works extraordinarily well to convey the oral tradition of the poem and the reality of being a woman. It lives on my shelf of favorite books with many dog-eared pages. Beautifully lyric passages and deeply-considered musings. A++
edit: Here’s a lovely review in the New York Times