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Eavan Boland (Background (Born in Dublin in 1944, Moved between Dublin and…
Eavan Boland 
Background
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Her life changed when she married, had first child and moved to Dundrum.
Felt confined by comfortable safety of the suburbs. Felt half a world away from the vibrant artist scene.
New work dealt with motherhood, marriage and love.
From the 60's to the 80's, Boland worked as a journalist and broadcaster for RTE.
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Poetry tends to expose and subject the constructions of femininity and womanhood that have been rotted in Irish Society and were omitted from Irish literature.
Themes
Suburban Life: The War Horse, This Moment.
War and Violence: The War Horse, Child Of Our Time.
Love and Marriage: The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me, Love, The Shadow Doll.
Recovering the Past: The Black Lace Fan, Love.
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