the tight-lipped city
put up no defense
against the suburban move
it settled the cold case
by inner installments
till memory was paid in full
one look back
before the key in the night door
is turned
the road is aghast
at going in
time is happening
at the same time
beside you a bird
carries it lightly
but only because you follow
its solitary flight against the still sky
Una Woods was born and raised in Belfast where she now lives.
Her first published poems and short stories appeared in The Irish Press, New Writing Page, ed. David Marcus.
The Dark Hole Days, a novella and short stories, was published by Blackstaff Press in 1984.
Contrbutions to anthologies include: the Female Line, published by NI Women’s Rights, 1985; Blackstaff Book of Short Stories, 1988; Wildish Things, Attic Press, 1989; Stories by Contemporary Irish Women, Syracuse Press, 1990; Phoenix Book of Irish Short Stories, Syracuse Press, 1997.
Listed in Unveiling Treasures: A Guide to Irish Published women Writers, Attic Press, 1997.
Her play Grace Before Meals has been staged by Cello Productions Theatre Company at festivals in Ireland, including Dublin theatre fringeFest, and Earagail arts, 2005.
A short film is currently in production based on her poem, Afternoons.
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