Carr’s poems explore the lives of two women who lived contemporaneously but never met—Dorothy Wordsworth and Mary Ann McCracken. The poems reflect how they lived their lives alongside their more famous brothers, with Mary Ann’s political strength carrying her through tragedy and Dorothy’s calmer “foxglove feeling” for life.
Ruth Carr has published two collections, There is a House and The Airing Cupboard. She lives in Northern Ireland.
November 2018
