Carr, Ruth. Feather and Bone: Poems in Response to Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855), Mary Ann McCracken (1770–1866). Dublin: Arlen House, 2018.
Abstract: “Carr’s poems explore the lives of two women who lived contemporaneously but never met—Dorothy Wordsworth and Mary Ann McCracken. The poems reflect how they lived their lives alongside their more famous brothers, with Mary Ann’s political strength carrying her through tragedy and Dorothy’s calmer ‘foxglove feeling’ for life.”
For an interview with Carr about her book, see The Honest Ulsterman, September 2024.
Copy: Library of Congress.
Dorothy Wordsworth 