The Spanish Italian Border

As the title suggests, this is a book that contorts the world we know, oddly fluid and yet grounded in subjects that range from rural Ireland to sub-maritime journeys to Spain, from unheard of languages to ghost dogs.

As the title suggests, this is a book that contorts the world we know, oddly fluid and yet grounded in subjects that range from rural Ireland to sub-maritime journeys to Spain, from unheard of languages to ghost dogs.Through acute observations and litanies, there are echoes of song and chants that pull you innocently through to often shocking climaxes. However, never lost underneath all these poems is a genuine celebration of life and its peculiarities.Róisín Tierney was born in Dublin in 1963 and studied Psychology and Philosophy at University College Dublin. She moved to London in 1985, where she worked in many areas, from theatrical make-up artist to museum administrator. After several years teaching in Spain (Valladolid and Granada), and Ireland (Dublin) she is now settled in London. Her poetry has appeared in anthologies from Donut Press, Ondt & Gracehoper and Unfold Press.This book is also available as a eBook. Buy it from Amazon here.

Contents I Chosen / The Sacred and the Profane / Waters / The Blush /Swanky / Trajectory /Feet /The Only Hue /The Liminal / Invierno / Song / Gone /On Watching Ray Mears' Extreme Survival Guide / Half Mile Down / Hunt / Global / Crush /As is the Arechaeopteryx / Oouf! / The Pact / Untitled / Museum Interview / Nebamun's Servant Rebukes Him / Song of the Temple Maiden / Heloise Learns to Modify Her Desire / Lucid Interval / Dog-Days /Anna / II The Spanish-Italian Border / Learning the Language / Mariposa de Noche / Recipe for the Sky / In an Empty Alcove in the Prado / El Rey de Jamon / The Panzemashorn / Gothic / La Vida Gitana / Cathy / Cult / Stink / London Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2003 / The Suicides / Diogenes Syndrome / Vera / Asylum / Lluvias / MuscaDomestica / Death-Mask /Dream Endings