Outside History: Selected Poems, 1980-1990
by Eavan Boland
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Upon reflecting on Ms. Boland's poems, an old proverb came into my mind: "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." It seems in her ambitious goal to re-tell the history of her country and her country's emigrants, Boland knew that to get the attention and recognition she would need to add her voice to Ireland's national discourse, she would have to use the master's tools to at least build another room, a "Domestic Interior", through which she could let her...more
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Read in December, 2007
This is an amazing collection of poetry. I started it on my trip to Ireland back in college and picked it up again a couple months ago. Boland has a quietly observant voice and uses many references to mythology and Irish culture without getting too obscure. She writes a lot about memory, nature, and connections between generations of women, and her words are beautifully chosen. Some of my favorite poems are: "The Journey," "Mountain Time," "Outside History," &qu...more
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Read in February, 1997
I read this for a class at Notre Dame and really enjoyed it. The book chronicles "everyday" people who have contributed to the fabric of Ireland over the past century or so. I love the message - that these people are "outside" history because they are not famous or powerful like the generals or presidents about whom we read in history books. But in reality the everyday citizens are truly the ones that create a country's history and rich complexity.
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Read in October, 2002
another one of my favorite poetry collections. we studied her a lot in my women's literature class in york, and i became a big fan. she writes about personal experiences in a way that makes them very outside what know, but also really relatable...? i don't know if i explained that well; you will have to check it out yourself. my favorite in the book is called "doorstep kisses". it's lovely.
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Read in November, 2007
senior thesis
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
poets
Classic.
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