(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U)1
Mary O’Donnell, ‘An Irish Lexicon,’ 2013
the/ came across the sea
/ith lassoes for our tongues more letters than /e had before
e/er/ speech and drama lesson starts the same
this that these
and those
for fear of a slip of the tongue a dis, dat, dese
the /ail of a banshee
O/id blamed a disappointing se/ual performance on a /itch
at uni/ersit/ girls slept /ith ta/i dri/ers for mone/ proud the/ /ere of being able to pa/ their o/n /a/ to be independent as orphans
to be modern /omen
i read some/here that cursing is pre/alent in Irish men
because of their rage towards /omen to/ards the religion and the language that suppresses them
supressing rage ensures the alliance of m/ speechlessness m/ po/erlessness
the rain in Spain lies mainl/ in the
ho/ long do /ou ha/e to push against something the fire door in /our mother’s apartment
the creases in /our palms the realms of comprehension before /ou get tired
la/ /our head against the cool steel and SUBMIT?