Reconstruction by Aoife Mannix Julian Turner language and reclamation

language and reclamation

A Map Towards Fluency

Their two approaches to everyday life and ultimate reality – including nature

the Griffin Poetry Prize

Small acts of salvage are often all that is possible in the face of overwhelming odds

Reconstruction by Aoife Mannix Julian Turner language and reclamationAoife Mannix's latest full collection begins with a series of poems that chronicle her recovery from cancer and surgery. In the wake of physical and personal transformation, the seemingly reliable constant of the outside world is in turn transformed by the global pandemic. Between these two antagonising poles of personal health and a world shut off by lockdown, motherhood becomes a source of constant discovery and uncompromising love. As Mannix looks