The lost face
Holds in the eyes
Oblivion
Its blue lips
Tend towards
Silence
And its spasm
Returns again
And again
To the bright abyss
Of desolate days
Le visage perdu
A dans les yeux
L’oubli du monde
Il tend au silence
Ses lèvres bleuies
Et son sursaut
Revient sans cesse
A l’abîme clair
Des jours déserts.
Yolaine Maillet is French but has been living in Ireland for 8 years. During her 15 years in Paris, she met poets, painters and musicians. Poets who have influenced her include René Char, Paul Eluard and Victor Segalen. Le Visage Perdu is read by Sévérine Clisson
Hilary McGrath is a language teacher who lives in Gascony in SW France. Her short story ‘Kalashnikov for Shoes’ was the winning story in the Writing West Midlands Short Fiction Competition 2013 and she was longlisted in the RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition 2013. Find out more here and @hilary_mcgrath.
Eleanor Hooker was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series in 2011. Her poetry appears in Poetry Ireland Review, Agenda Poetry, The Stinging Fly, The SHOp, The Moth, The Irish Times and POEM: International English Language Quarterly. Her poems have been published online at Southword, And Other Poems and Ink Sweat and Tears, and broadcast on RTÉ Radio One. Her debut collection, The Shadow Owner’s Companion, was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine award for best first collection in 2013.
