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Makeover
Makeover is a book dripping with nostalgia, cigarette ash and sour cream dip. Lit by too-close TV screens and too-bright calorie counters, Bolger's poems explore growing up, differing bodies and societal expectations.
Writing in praise of mums, nans and sisterhood, this is a work bursting with strength, anger, love and, ultimately, hope. In a celebration of girls shaped by swimming baths and Working Men’s Clubs, friendship and family, Makeover contends with what we inherit and what we ought to pass on.
Writing in praise of mums, nans and sisterhood, this is a work bursting with strength, anger, love and, ultimately, hope. In a celebration of girls shaped by swimming baths and Working Men’s Clubs, friendship and family, Makeover contends with what we inherit and what we ought to pass on.
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36 pages, Paperback
Published February 15, 2024
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May 27, 2024
Relatable and emotive poetry about working-class girlhood.
August 4, 2024
Really enjoyed this pamphlet by Laurie Bolger. It’s full of love for family and is a tribute to strong, working class women. Utterly relatable.
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Three Word Review: “stubborn little thing” (‘Dandelion’).
April 26, 2024
Really enjoyed some of these poems.
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