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Tearing Stripes off Zebras

Forty Years of Women Writing in Ireland

Edited by Nessa O’Mahony

Paper $24.95 | 9781851323005 cart

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5.5 x 8.5, 256 pages
December 2024

Description

Tearing Stripes off Zebras is an anthology of new literary writing by women involved with the Women’s Education Bureau (WEB) writers’ group. Established in the late eighties, WEB was led by poet Eavan Boland who served as the creative director and was committed to developing, mentoring, and promoting Irish women writers. Still active today, WEB is one of the longest-running writing groups in Ireland. This anthology of new poetry, prose, and drama, edited by Nessa O’Mahony, is dedicated to the memory of
Eavan Boland.

About the Author

Nessa O'Mahony is an award-winning poet. She is the author of several book includingThe Branchman and co-editor of Eavan Boland: Inside History with Siobhan Campbell.


Related Interest

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Distributed for Arlen House

5.5 x 8.5, 256 pages

December 2024

Subjects: Irish studies, anthology
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