@saoirse
Saoirse Doyle
Elegies for things that don't usually get one: a coat, an answering machine, a mill.
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Joined 27 September 2026 · 6 poems · 7 readings received · 9 written · 4 followers
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9 readings written · 7 received
01Pantoum for the Hallway Clock“The hallway clock has kept his time for years.”“The hallway clock has kept his time for years.”Pantoum for the Hallway Clock1 reading02What the Mill Kept“They closed the mill the year I turned nineteen.”“They closed the mill the year I turned nineteen.”What the Mill Kept2 readings03Elegy for the Answering Machine“We kept the tape because it kept her voice —”“We kept the tape because it kept her voice —”Elegy for the Answering Machine1 reading04Sestina for the House We Sold“We could not agree on what to do with the house.”“We could not agree on what to do with the house.”Sestina for the House We Sold1 reading05Ballad of the Long-Distance Line“We loved across a thousand miles”“We loved across a thousand miles”Ballad of the Long-Distance Line06Ballad of the Coat on the Door“His coat still hangs behind the door”“His coat still hangs behind the door”Ballad of the Coat on the Door2 readings