Mothsoul: Poems
Mothsoul reifies the poet’s ideal of “making”. Here we have Frost’s subtle talk-song, but also handicraft and a tactile allegiance to the natural world. Together, they cultivate an understated trust in Plunkett as a guide to intentionality. We believe him because the most inconsequential of objects, from ladder rungs to ling, come to resemble a whole universe. One that is ‘confined’ to form, he admits, but one in which, eventually, the individual ‘breaks into dust and [returns] across the epochs.’ Where so many poets today articulate panic, Plunkett is the antidote. He imparts comfort and wisdom.’ Taylor Strickland. Jon Plunkett was born among the drumlins of Ireland’s granite north. He now lives and writes in Scotland. He is a widely published poet and poetry slam winner as well as a keen collaborator, often working with musicians and artists to present poetry in new ways. Jon is also the founder of The Corbenic Poetry Path.