Inheritance by Jasmine Cooray
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023 Kathryn Maris ‘Matthew Sweeney has been a

‘Matthew Sweeney has been a singular presence in Irish poetry for decades

asks hard questions of our current world

fluctuating pregnant bodies

and more recently

Inheritance by Jasmine Cooray<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023</b> Kathryn Maris ‘Matthew Sweeney has been aLately we seem to find flowers in unexpected places: sunflowers blooming from club speakers, lavender sprouting between piano keys, a black cat collared with daisies and when we, who miss you, embrace, petals explode between our chests. Inheritance is a profoundly moving exploration of what is passed down by our forebearers, what is left behind when we lose someone, and what we learn from being loved. Jasmine Cooray holds our most fiercely guarded