Title
Domestic archaeology
RIS ID
60095
Abstract
This lovely collection of poetry mined from the poet's life weaves its spell with wit and precision. Three sections explore the variety of Pilgrim-Byrne's experience.
In Excavation the longing for motherhood - "I have wanted to snatch babies" - is thwarted until the final triumph of "the little girl who giggles by the shore".
Fauna celebrates the creatures that are part of this poet's world; "a few cows" down the road, a snake in the laundry (at 4am), birds calling or sitting, "sodden...on the overhead wire"; while in the last poem, cataloging, Pilgrim-Byrne's insights and observations range widely and pleasurably.
Publication Details
Pilgrim-Byrne, K. "Domestic Archaeology." Wollongong: Published by Alan Wearne - Grand Parade Poets, 2012.