Lies by Doireann Ní Ghríofa Bernard O'donoghue heart-aches and hair-cuts

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Lies by Doireann Ní Ghríofa Bernard O'donoghue heart-aches and hair-cutsLies is a selection of Irish poet Doireann N Ghrofas Irish language poems, with facing English translations by the poet herself When does a poem tell the truth? When is it a lie? In Lies, intimate moments carefully re appraised (first dates, break ups, young parenthood, etc.) are the raw material of these vivid and wholly engaging poems, written in Irish, and translated here by the author a process that itself raises questions about poetry and truth.