Feed the Beast by Pádraig Ó Tuama Ruth McIlroy home is a tomb and

home is a tomb and the present is situated in the afterlife of history

An exhilarating second collection from the author of Three Poems

There is poison here

This new selection is a testimony to poetry's capacity to reconnect us with the present moment and put an end to the alienation we feel: from our bodies

Shine Darling

Feed the Beast by Pádraig Ó Tuama Ruth McIlroy home is a tomb andFeed the Beast by Pdraig Tuama features poems which wrestle with sexuality and religion. This breathtaking book charts the landscape intoand out ofthe world of gay cure and reparative therapy. Having undergone treatments, therapies, and exorcisms for gagging the gay in him, Pdraig Tuama pushes past gods and devils and searches for language that might offer a home for hunger. Alongside a sequence of Seven Deadly Sonnets, this collection contains a