The Map of the World

Although The Map of the World abounds in the tales half-told or hinted at for which Eil?an N? Chuillean?in's poetry is widely admired this book reaches further into the ways one might confront misfortune and disaster and the whole weight of history. Her images present ideas about how to engage with the past and about other genres' representations of it.
Eil?an N? Chuillean?in's corruscating poems are like no one else's: 'a stream is venturing a brisk melody'. So satisfying is the experience of this poet's art a new collection of poems by her is an occasion for rejoicing.