Ballads And Poems

Ballads and Poems

by Dora Sigerson Shorter

This collection of poems and ballads by Dora Sigerson Shorter explores a range of themes, often drawing on Irish folklore and mythology. The poems evoke a sense of enchantment and wonder, with lyrical language and imagery. Shorter's work explores love, loss, the beauty of nature, and the power of the human spirit.

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Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter (16 August 1866 – 6 January 1918) was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter. She was born in County Mayo, Ir...

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