A Lick and a Promise

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Following the release of her first poetry EP Slip Of The Tongue in 2020, A Lick and a Promise contains 100 poems by the famed Irish artist, alongside two by her father and two by her daughter.Using the themes of Breast, Below, Blood, Eyes, Tongue and Temple, the poems are written in May’s absorbing, visceral style and encapsulate heartbreak, sex, nature and womanhood. Included in the collection is ‘You Don’t Get to be Racist and Irish’, the powerful poem that was written in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and used by the Rethink Ireland campaign.The hardback edition features a bespoke cover design illustration on cloth with foil detailing and a page finder ribbon. Pen and ink drawings by Imelda accompany selected poems.