These shirts I borrow from the Finnish: the Kanteletar and the fabric of loss in Peter Sirrs A Journal

Anne Karhio

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    Abstract

    Discusses how the Irish poet Peter Sirr draws on the Kanteletar, a Finnish 19th century collection of folk poetry, to explore themes of love, longing, loss and belonging in his long poem A Journal.
    Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
    JournalReview of Irish Studies in Europe
    Volume2
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018

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