A Bloodless Field by Aideen Henry Jean Sprackland These are startlingly original mappings

These are startlingly original mappings

Topping explores coming of age

and also that thudding-in-the-ears fear of being seen

a condition that culminated in the recent near-death experience that informs the latter part of the book

A Bloodless Field by Aideen Henry Jean Sprackland These are startlingly original mappingsLove, that Mammoth Thing, the first section in Aideen Henrys third collection, houses candid intimate poems describing loving family relationships, loss and grief, alongside the continuum of female sexuality from the threshold of fertility to long after it ends. The middle section, Sway, opens a window into the parallel world of Irish country dance, rich in its distinctive courting etiquette where traditional gender roles prevail. Cut & Thrust, the