An item of clothing — the blouse of a grandmother — is praised for its artistry, is remembered for how it sits on the body. And then, having been lost, is remade, refined, and reimagined on a new body that recalls the bodies of women of previous generations.Nithy Kasa is a Dublin-based poet of Congolese origin. Published in poetry magazines such as Poetry Ireland Review and anthologies like Dedalus Press’s <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9781910251607">Writing Home: The New Irish Poets</a>, her work can also be found in the archive of the University of Galway and University College Dublin special collections. Her debut collection of poetry, <a href="https://www.doirepress.com/books/poetry/feminist-poetry/palm-wine-tapper-and-the-boy-at-jericho">Palm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho</a> (Doire Press, 2022), was listed among the top poetry books of 2022 by The Irish Times.<a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/nithy-kasa-blouse/#transcript">Find the transcript</a> for this show at onbeing.org.We’re pleased to offer <a href="https://onbeing.org/poetry/blouse">Nithy Kasa’s poem</a>, and invite you to <a href="http://poetryunbound.org">connect with Poetry Unbound</a> throughout this season.

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