Pit Lullabies by Jessica Traynor

Pit Lullabies

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Pit Lullabies by Jessica Traynor

Bloodaxe Books

Pit Lullabies

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These intimate, visceral and often wickedly funny poems journey through the darker days of new parenthood, teasing out the anxieties which plague us when night falls.

Violence against women, the destruction of our environment, the poisons and pitfalls of 21st-century living are explored here in poems by turns lyrical and earthy, yearning and angry. They mine gold from the darkness and seek luminescence in the deepest oceans. Pit Lullabies is Jessica Traynor's third collection, following Liffey Swim (2014) and The Quick (2019) from Ireland's Dedalus Press, and is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. It was named as one of the 'The best new poetry of 2022' in the Irish Times.

Book Details
Publisher:
Bloodaxe Books
ISBN:
9781780376066
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
96
Authors:
Jessica Traynor
Published Date:
2022-06-07
Language:
English
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About Jessica Traynor

Poet, essayist, and librettist Jessica Traynor was born in Dublin and completed an MA in creative writing at University College Dublin in 2008. Her debut, Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014), was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick (Dedalus Press, 2018) followed. Pit Lullabies (Bloodaxe Books, 2022) was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; her fourth collection, New Arcana, appeared from Bloodaxe in 2025. She has worked as literary manager of the Abbey Theatre and has written libretti for several operas. Her awards include the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year, the Listowel Poetry Prize, and the Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Award in 2023.

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