Odesa at Dawn Ivy Bannister Poetry Ireland Review: The Rising

Poetry Ireland Review: The Rising Generation is edited by Vona Groarke and featured poets include Ailbhe Darcy

Lucy’s escape is school

Her cast of eccentric characters live somewhere on the coast of Greeneland

this delightful book will leave you wanting to learn more and more languages

climb into swan skins

Odesa at Dawn Ivy Bannister Poetry Ireland Review: The RisingEx CIA man Max Rushmore travels to a still peaceful Odesa on routine assignment. But things veer off course when the severed hand of the local governor shows up in a vat of sunflower oil. Max stumbles across a solitary toe, with the same tell tale markings. The downsized professional cant help himself he has to investigate. With the Russian threat in the background, Maxs quest takes him down to the crumbling underbelly of the beautiful Black Sea port