Frawley, Oona
(2008)
Spenser's Trace.
New hibernia review - Iris eireannach nua, 12 (1).
pp. 9-18.
ISSN 1092-3977
Abstract
Raising his voice against the din, the postman says the weather is to worsen, that
the winds will mount into a category that we in Ireland call “storm force.”
Streams flow down the graveled driveway; spied even from the distance of the
windows, the road is awash with small rivers floated with the detritus that is
autumn, flukes and brown-orange leaves, yew needles blackened by rain.When,
for a moment, the wind breathes in, I glimpse smoke against the gorsed and
heathered hill that says our neighbors, here in the Wicklow mountains, are in
and at the fire. And then the wind resumes. I almost wait for the power to cut
out, lines clipped by branches broken or snagged: I have filled kettle, water jug,
a pot, knowing that if it cuts out our pump will cut out too, and the well, not
dry, will seem so. And so these slight preparations.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Spenser's Trace; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies |
| Item ID: |
4660 |
| Depositing User: |
Oona Frawley
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| Date Deposited: |
10 Dec 2013 15:39 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
New hibernia review - Iris eireannach nua |
| Publisher: |
University of St. Thomas (Center for Irish Studies) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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