Old Woman of Irish Blood

By Pat Andrus

Clean, crisp and without poetic excess, this collection, lush with imagery from the natural world, explores the mysterious roots of this writer's artistry, gender, and Celtic ancestry. Fiercely feminine and passionate, the poet traverses a tumultuous journey to discover the great freedom and power of self awareness. With a recent Nobel prize awarded to Irish poet Seamus Heaney, as well as the surge of interest in Irish and Irish-American culture and history, Old Woman of Irish Blood is a timely collection that should not be missed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940880598
• ISBN13: 9780940880597
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Open Hand Pub Llc
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

The lyrical cadences and word imagery resonate

The memorable poetry of Pat Andrus as gathered together within the pages of Old Woman Of Irish Blood reflect her remarkable talent, her experiences of family, and her Irish-Catholic cultural traditions. The lyrical cadences and word imagery resonate within the mind, imagination, and heart of the reader. And if December: And if December/pulls us through, we'll/beat the frozen lakes naked/humming in the night's blackness/while invisible bugles sound/yet another birthday/hopeful/that life dances/free/and smiling.