In spite of her impressive CV, Penny Perrick was someone I’d never heard of. Wingfield was a fascinating woman, and Perrick presents her with a skilful combination of unbiased precision and real affection. Believing herself to be one of the great poets of her age, Wingfield went to incredible lengths to achieve recognition. Perrick recounts the time Wingfield used praise offered by WB Yeats in a private letter as a covering quotation for her first collection, without his permission. At the heart of it all, there’s Wingfield, who, above all else, lived and breathed poetry.

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2020 05:01 UTC