My Name Suspended in the Air:
Leland Bardwell at 100
Lepus Print, Ballinfull (Ireland), 2022
100 pages, paperback, 20.4 x 14.0 cm
ISBN 9781916187061
Named one of the books of the year by The Irish Times.
“There’s not one wasted word in My Name Suspended in the Air: Leland Bardwell at 100. Leland Bardwell’s diamond poems cut and sparkle more than ever—set beautifully here by editor Libby Hart with reflections from 33 women: some relatives, some good friends, mostly poets. Each choice, each introduction rises beautifully to its own occasion.”
The Irish Times
About My Name Suspend in the Air
My Name Suspended in the Air: Leland Bardwell at 100 is a centenary collection of poems, with personal reflections by Irish and international writers and creatives, celebrates the poet, novelist and playwright Leland Bardwell.
Born in 1922, Leland Bardwell was a leading figure of the Irish literary scene. The author of thirteen books and numerous stage and radio plays, Leland was a woman who lived by her own rules. Always rebellious and always searching to belong, Bardwell’s enduring legacy is her ‘steady gaze’. She was a witness bearer to a widely and wildly diverse, unjust and complex world.
Featuring: Mary Branley, Jackie Bardwell, Eva Bourke, Siobhán Campbell, Jane Clarke, Evelyn Conlon, Monica Corish, Enda Coyle-Greene, Martina Devlin, Katie Donovan, Anna Dunn, Fionnuala Gallagher, Peggie Gallagher, Tess Gallagher, Olivia Goodwillie, Eithne Hand, Libby Hart, Rita Ann Higgins, Alannah Hopkin, Ann Joyce, Alice Lyons, Una Mannion, Joan McBreen, Molly McCloskey, Paula Meehan, Patsy J. Murphy, Kate Newmann, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Mary O’Donnell, Mary O’Malley and Enda Wyley.