Valparaiso

A compilation of skillful poetry charting the journey of Ireland through economic boom and bust, this book, which was inspired on an Irish research ship, explores the science of going under and staying afloat. Touching upon other subjects as well, including love and homecoming, this collection asks what effects such transformations have on the imagination.

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Mary O'Malley is a poet, a writer for both radio and television, and a lecturer in writing at the National University of Ireland. She is a member of Aosdána and the Poetry Council for Ireland as well as the author of The Boning Hall, A Perfect V, and Three Irish Poets.

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