A Lick and a Promise by Imelda May

‘A Lick and a Promise’ is the debut poetry collection of one of Ireland’s most famed female musicians, Imelda May. Following the release of her first poetry EP ‘Slip Of The Tongue’ in 2020, this collection contains 100 poems, including two each from both her father and young daughter. Using the themes of breast, below, blood, eyes, tongue and temple, the poems are written in May’s absorbing, visceral style and encapsulate heartbreak, sex, nature and womanhood.