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The Irish Goodbye

by Beth Ann Fennelly

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Book of the Day, NPR · March 6, 2026

'The Irish Goodbye' and 'Frog' are micro-memoirs and essays about everyday life

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A collection of micro-memoirs by poet Beth Ann Fennelly exploring childhood, marriage, old friends, and the profound difficulty of writing about her sister's death.

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