Eavan Boland

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Also Known As	Eavan Aisling Boland
Born	September 24, 1944 • Dublin • Ireland
Died	April 27, 2020 (aged 75) • Dublin • Ireland
Notable Works	“23 Poems” • “A Kind of Scar” • “Against Love Poetry” • “Anna Liffey” • “In Her Own Image” • “In a Time of Violence” • “New Territory” • “Night Feed” • “Outside History” • “The Historians” • “The Journey” • “The War Horse”
Subjects Of Study	poetry

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