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Local Wonders: Poems of Our Immediate Surrounds by Pat Boran

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4.0

This is the second anthology that Pat Boran, a poet in his own right, has compiled for Dadelus Press. In this one, poets focus on their environs. The pandemic became an opportunity to look closer at our surroundings. This collection includes many known Irish poets, but many more who are emerging poets. Boran also seeks out people who are immigrants to Ireland, and/or diverse in other ways such as race. It is a wonderful collection, and not intimidating to those who don't often read poetry.
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