Solastalgia - by Ciarán Hodgers
£9.99
In his second poetry collection Irish poet Ciarán Hodgers explores the
intersection of mental health and the natural world; what it means and how
it feels to seek out better states of being, both individually and as part of a
living ecology.
These poems ask what trees can teach us about grief; considers
evolutionary biology as a metaphor for the counselling process; how autumn
can encourage us to let go; what a mountain has to say about trauma and how
an extinct bird might help us feel more at home in our bodies. Seeking beyond
history and colonialism, this collection urges us to find deeper connections to
our individual and cultural selves as a gateway for nurturing reciprocity with
the wider world.
‘Ciarán Hodgers poetry is unflinching and compelling, Solastalgia is provocative and
powerful, bold and beautiful, it is a timeless and essential collection.’
Salena Godden
