Beginner’s Pluck: Lani O’Hanlon's viscerally powerful collection of poems

The first, deeply personal poems comprise, almost, a childhood memoir; others, exploring love, loss, and friendship, examine the lives of women who are damaged or dispossessed

Lani O'Hanlon grew up in a showbiz-type family, and, along with her mother and two sisters, was constantly performing on a stage. Picture: Eileen Hyland

An award-winning writer, poet, and movement and dance therapist, Lani grew up in a showbiz-type family, and, along with her mother and two sisters, was constantly performing on a stage.

“I’ve been dancing since I was three, and have had a lot of injuries,” she says.