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In her fifth collection, Griffin Prize winner Solie (Pigeon) projects the consciousness of Ethernan, a legendary seventh-century monk who self-exiled to northern Scotland's Caiplie Caves in the hope that extreme isolation would help him decide whether to found a priory on nearby May Island or become a hermit. Poems conceived in Ethernan's meditative voice ("if one asks for a sign/ must one accept what's given?") alternate with the poet's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More