The Dodo Stories

Mary Mulholland

(Photograph: Xavier Bonfill)

ISBN: 9781916760509

eISBN: 9781916760516

Price: £11.99

Publication date: 15^th October 2026

Format: Paperback / eBook

Territories: World

Extent: 72pp

DCF: Poetry Collections

Mary Mulholland’s poetry debut, The Dodo Stories, delves into the complex and haunting dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship, framed by the shadow of a secretive maternal lineage in Guyana.

The collection paints a complex picture of the struggles that haunt a family’s past, the fractured inheritance of diaspora, the intergenerational silenced grief that is passed down. The Dodo Stories is a testament to the search for lost parts of the self, echoing with a history that refuses to stay buried.

Mary Mulholland’s poems are widely published in magazines and anthologies, often mentioned in competitions, and she's recently been nominated for a Pushcart prize. She founded the poetry platform, Red Door Poets, is a founder / editor of The Alchemy Spoon, and has a Poetry School/ Newcastle MA in poetry. Her background is in psychology and the arts, and occasionally she does a spell of shepherding. @marymulhol www.marymulholland.co.uk

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