The Map of the World

In The Map of the World, Eilé an Ní Chuilleaná in continues her vital work “ to hold in view / history’ s patched lining, the sewing.” Within this patchwork, there are pilgrimages to holy wells, bishops and bookbinders, and poems in conversation with writers and artists, from Andrew Marvell, Milton, and Joyce to Irish painter Nano Reid and stained-glass artist Helen Moloney. There are also deft translations, as Ní Chuilleaná in writes Shakespeare’ s Caliban into Irish alongside the Romanian...