She is currently Associate Professor of English at Mills College in California
‘Kalagora’ is a Hindi neologism meaning ‘black man / white man’
exploring the world of Liddy's parents and their friends in mid-twentieth century Ireland
by some of the best-known names in contemporary Irish poetry (Eavan Boland
in which the themes of the book are together in a breathtaking finale
Trucker's Moll Iman Mersal She is currently Associate Professor"Canavan's lyric voice is strong and sure, almost lilting, certainly musical, and provides a metrical spine that can hold up any subject." Patricia Monaghan, Booklist "Canavan understands the power of the lyric; her poems overlap and fuse, creating an, at times, rough and richly patterned collection. Colour is everywhere, used as the painters brush to transform, to make real" Poetry Ireland Review "Throughout this impressive collection the attentive