The 'borrowings' in Borrowings of the Shan Van Vocht are Bog Bodies--naturally preserved corpses-- displayed sometimes like sideshow curiosities in museums worldwide. These bodies are titled after the bog, melting and churning, which exhumed them. In creating a lyrical voice for these nameless, Catherine Moore kept in mind what modern-day forensics reveals about the nature of life and death for bodies recovered...
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