at half eleven in the Mutton Lane in, I am fire, slaughter, dead starlings by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

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Why do we find those who light fires within us? The people we know will burn us to the ground? The lure of chemistry and lust is a hard one to turn from and yet when we manage it, there is a quiet triumph to be felt.This battle of desire and restraint is explored in a subtle yet engaging way in this week's poem. at half eleven in the Mutton Lane in, I am fire, slaughter, dead starlin gs by Doireann Ní Ghríofa is, as the title suggests, a piece of verse that brims with witchcraft, omens and chaos. The poet calls on Irish history and it's creatures to take us the listener on a journey through forgotten depths of history. It is a true pleasure to read and, hopefully, by the end of the episode you'll agree.The show notes for today's episode, with full references can be found here: https://wordsthatburnpodcast.com/Substack Show Notes (Never Miss a new episode!): https://wordsthatburn.substack.com/p/at-half-eleven-in-the-mutton-lane?r=th4eb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=The two soundbites heard in this week's episode are from:The Secret Lives of Writers: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-secret-life-of-writers-by-tablo/doireann-ni-ghriofa-on-a-ghost-in-the-throat-and-t/Between The Covers: https://tinhouse.com/podcast/doireann-ni-ghriofa-a-ghost-in-the-throat-to-star-the-dark/You can get in touch with me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wordsthatburnpodcast/The music in this weeks episode is Ground Lines by Sergey Cheremisinov and is used with the creators permission. Enjoy his music here: https://www.s-cheremisinov.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.