TXAKOLI by Julie Irigaray

1 txiki = little ; muxu = kiss ; maite = love (in Basque) Julie Irigaray is a French Basque writer based in Birmingham. Her pamphlet Whalers, Witches and Gauchos was published by Nine Pens (2021) and her debut collection Etxe will be published by The Poetry Lighthouse in 2027. Julie's poetry has been featured on BBC Radio 4, and her poems, articles and translations have appeared in over sixty…