Raised Among Vultures
Raised Among Vultures by Molly Twomey is a debut collection published by Gallery Books in 2022. This 75-page work presents a blend of seemingly casual expressions of hard experiences alongside vivid imaginings, capturing the complexities of youth and personal struggles. Twomey’s writing reflects on themes such as eating disorders and inner conflicts, offering a unique perspective on contemporary life through the lens of modern experiences like online group therapy and social media.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of emotions and insights within these pages, as Twomey chronicles moments of longing and lessons learned. The collection features striking imagery, with everyday objects transformed into powerful symbols, and explores the challenges of youth through unflinching observations. Raised Among Vultures serves as a poignant exploration of the intricacies of growing up, making it a notable addition to the landscape of Irish poetry.
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Such bold injunctions announce a formidable new talent. In Molly Twomey’s spectacular, and frequently disturbing, debut seemingly nonchalant expressions of hard experience (‘Over coffee I tell you I slept with some guy’) meld with vivid imaginings. Excited hearts are ‘bumper cars’, a Coke is ‘a huge cup of starless sky’ and a radish is ‘a red grenade’. In this world of Tumblr, online group therapy, NA and Touch ID, Molly Twomey’s unflinching art chronicles a history of eating disorders and inner conflicts. These are frontline reports from the outposts of youth, ‘nights / spent drunk with boys we could barely remember, / would never forget.’ But Raised Among Vultures, while venturing that ‘It’s impossible to live without breaking someone’, is also a book about longing and lessons — ‘It took so long to learn that I won’t die / if I sleep in.’ In her first collection Molly Twomey breathes new life into Irish poetry.
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