Pattern-book

Overview

A breath-stopping collection of contemporary poetry exploring family, nature, and the passage of time.

In Pattern-book, Éireann Lorsung invites readers to pay close attention to the world around them, exploring themes of family life, art history, grief, and the natural world. Through sonnets, couplets, quatrains, and invented forms, Lorsung draws on her experiences in the American Midwest, England, and Flanders, creating a collection that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.

Threaded through with filaments of others’ poems, this collection is perfect for readers who appreciate lyrical language and thoughtful reflection. Discover poems about flax, fieldfares, rivers, fathers and brothers, lovers, fabrics, sewing, sowing, grammar, bicycles, umbrellas, rain and snow, fading light, damp houses, tea, gardens, glass jars, distance, language, breath, touch, and the strangeness of metaphor.

Author Biography

Éireann Lorsung was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She works and teaches in a field of images, objects, movement and texts. Her collections include Music for Landing Planes By, Her book, and The Century (Milkweed Editions). She moved to Ireland in 2022 to teach writing at University College Dublin.