The War Horse ...................................................................... 4 Child of Our Time .................................................................. 9 The Famine Road .................................................................13 The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me .............................19 The Shadow Doll ................................................................. 23 White Hawthorn in the West of Ireland .............................. 28 Outside History................................................................... 32 This Moment ...................................................................... 36 Love ....................................................................................40 The Pomegranate ...............................................................44 An Overview of the Themes in Eavan Boland’s Poetry ......50
Important Features of Eavan Boland’s Language and Style ............................................................................55 Writing About Eavan Boland ...............................................62