The full title of this book is Voices At The World's Edge - Irish Poets on Skellig Michael. For some 700 years after its foundation in the 6th century, the monastery on Skellig Michael off the Kerry … [Read more...] about Voices At The World’s Edge edited by Paddy Bushe
Irish Poetry
Gradual Wars by Seamus Deane
Gradual Wars was Deane's first collection of poems. It was published in 1972 by Irish University Press. This collection won the prestigious AE Memorial Award for Literature in Ireland.. Among the … [Read more...] about Gradual Wars by Seamus Deane
Four Eggs in a Basket by Brian McEnery
It takes four eggs to make a good omelette. Brian has included four metaphorical eggs in this book. Each of these eggs is a collection of poems composed at different times from the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Four Eggs in a Basket by Brian McEnery
Maude Gonne by Nancy Cardozo
William Butler Yeats fell in love with first time he saw Maud Gonne She was the woman to whom he addressed some of the most moving love poems in the English language. Though she refused to marry him, … [Read more...] about Maude Gonne by Nancy Cardozo
The Songs of Tomás Ruadh O’Sullivan compiled by James Fenton
The Irish language title of this book is Amhráin Thomáis Ruaidh. Tomás Ruadh was known as the Iveragh Poet. He lived between 1785 - 1848. The poetry is in the Irish Language. However, there is over 20 … [Read more...] about The Songs of Tomás Ruadh O’Sullivan compiled by James Fenton
The Isles of Lough Key & Other Poems by Henry Fitzpatrick
This collection of poems was published in the late 1960's. Henry Fitzpatrick had a growing reputation as a poet at that time. Ulick O'Connor said of him "I think Mr Fitzpatrick has a natural talent … [Read more...] about The Isles of Lough Key & Other Poems by Henry Fitzpatrick
A Terrible Beauty selected by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald
Ireland's Easter 1916 Rising was led by a mix of soldiers and trade unions but also visionaries and writers. This collection of poems contains the dreams and visions of freedom and nationhood for … [Read more...] about A Terrible Beauty selected by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald
Tongues by Micheal O’Siadhail
Language pervades our world, the media, our relationships, minds and hearts. We learn it and we pass it on. In Tongues, Micheal O'Siadhail delights in language and shares its wonder and … [Read more...] about Tongues by Micheal O’Siadhail
Falling for a Dolphin by Heathcote Williams
This dramatic poem, by the writer of Whale Nation and Sacred Elephant, describes the encounter between man and dolphin. His research led him to a remote cove near Dingle where a lone dolphin, Fungie, … [Read more...] about Falling for a Dolphin by Heathcote Williams
The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry edited by Patrick Crotty
The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of the greatest Irish poets. From the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, from Jonathan Swift … [Read more...] about The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry edited by Patrick Crotty