Of a Nineteenth Century Diaspora

Nancy FlynnHistory Lessons, Publication News, Writing

Great Hunger is my multi-part poem investigating the intersection of landscape and place as it relates to one ecological and humanitarian disaster, the mid-19th century Irish potato famine. This long poem was published by Anchor & Plume Press in Baton Rouge, Louisiana back in 2016. The series begins with a visit to the Irish Hunger Memorial in Lower Manhattan…

 
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