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
Irish Poetry
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
In this Kingdom by the Sea by W.G. McNeice
W.G. McNeice was born in Castleisland, County Kerry in 1930 and worked with a local authority in Tralee before moving to Bray, Co Wicklow in 1972.. His poetry has been published including in The … [Read more...] about In this Kingdom by the Sea by W.G. McNeice
Dhá Chéad de Cheoltaibh Uladh le Énrí Ó Miureasa
This book in Irish was first published in 1934. The English translation of the the title is An Anthology of 200 years of Ulster Songs. The book contains many songs and poems. The songs and poems … [Read more...] about Dhá Chéad de Cheoltaibh Uladh le Énrí Ó Miureasa