The Slain Birds by Michael Longley

The Slain Birds by Michael Longley**WINNER OF THE 2022 FELTRINELLI INTERNATIONAL POETRY PRIZE ** 'One of the most perfect poets alive. There is something in his work both ancient and modern. I read him as I might check the sky for stars.' Sebastian Barry Michael Longley's new collection takes its title from Dylan Thomas 'for the sake of the souls of the slain birds sailing'. The Slain Birds encompasses souls, slayings and many birds, both dead and alive. The first poem laments a tawny

Her Majesty's Royal Coven follows a top-secret government department of witches and the deadly threat to the nationt they must confront

in Irish place names

In Girl from the North Country

000 workers in Dublin in 1913

her unapologetic vocal power

The Bird's Nest

the plane - inexplicably - duplicates

The story of the title deals with a little boy named Larry and his feelings towards his father

The silly Chieftain won't listen to the three littlest Vikings

'The Prevention of Literature'

showing how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains

For Easkey