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
Irish Poets
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
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
Brendan Kennelly 1936 – 2021
We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great Kerry and Irish poet . We are featuring two of his books of poetry Selected Poems published in 1969 Cromwell published in … [Read more...] about Brendan Kennelly 1936 – 2021
What the Curlew Said and Night Journey to Buddh Gaia by John Moriarty
We have two books by the great John Moriarty. What The Curlew Said and Night Journey to Buddh Gaia. What the Curlew Said is an extra-ordinary work of autobiography concludes the story of John … [Read more...] about What the Curlew Said and Night Journey to Buddh Gaia by John Moriarty
One Wide Expanse by Michael Longley
This is the first volume in The Poet's Chair series, which will publish the public lectures of the Ireland Professors of Poetry. The Ireland Chair of Poetry was established in 1998 following the … [Read more...] about One Wide Expanse by Michael Longley
On Poetry and Poets by T S Eliot
An important collection of T. S. Eliot's literary essays and lectures composed, with one exception, in the 1940s and 1950s. All the material is subsequent to the criticism represented in his … [Read more...] about On Poetry and Poets by T S Eliot
The Friendship Tree (The Life and Poems of Davoren Hanna)
Davoren Hanna was born severely handicapped in 1975. His parents were lifelong participants in his struggle to become a writer. Much like the young Christy Brown in My Left Foot, Davoren succeeded … [Read more...] about The Friendship Tree (The Life and Poems of Davoren Hanna)
The Midnight Court by Brian Merriman
This is a racy, word-rich, bawdy poem; full of uncompromising language and attitudes which have earned it increasing admiration and popularity since it was first composed by Brian Merriman in 1780. … [Read more...] about The Midnight Court by Brian Merriman