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– William Parker
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Poetry Ireland Review Issue 120 James McAuley he sometimes comes remarkably closeVona Groarke's final issue as editor is packed with new poems from leading contemporary poets, including Simon Armitage, Sinad Morrissey, Colette Bryce, Paul Muldoon, Sean O'Brien and Caitrona O'Reilly. Books reviewed include new work from Derek Mahon, Bernard O'Donoghue, Rita Ann Higgins, Martina Evans, Denise Riley and the 2016 Forward Prize winner Vahni Capildeo. The centrepiece of the issue is an interview with Paul Muldoon in which the Armagh