Flirting with Tigers by Amy Abdullah Barry À L'Instar De Its lakes and mountains

Its lakes and mountains

which comprise the third and fourth parts of a quartet written over ten years: the first two parts are The Whales in Paris and Tarkovsky's Horses (published in English by Bloodaxe in 2010 as Tarkovsky's Horses and other poems)

Time is the echo of an axe

texture and observation

Slug is a taboo-busting delight' - SCOTSMAN

Flirting with Tigers by Amy Abdullah Barry À L'Instar De Its lakes and mountainsLight footed, full of humour and independence of spirit, the poems in Amy Abdullah Barry's debut are prompted by wonder and appreciation, forming a bridge between her upbringing in Penang, Malaysia and her current life in the Irish midlands with a great deal of keen eyed adventure in between. "A distinctive new voice in Irish poetry, Amy Abdullah Barry evokes people and place in rich sensuous detail, exploring mystery and danger alongside love and