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Poetry
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Naming of the Bones€16.99The poems in Naming of the Bones touch on Christian values and work towards a significant faith, at the same time focusing on the wonders of an evolving cosmos. The poems delight in the things of the earth, suggesting a secular Christianity. They hope justice will overcome human greed and violence, while they... See more
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Paperback)€13.99Set in clear, easy-to-read type, this budget, slim, lightweight volume is a favourite study text with students. It also features a glossary of obsolete words and words which vary from their ordinary established meaning. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), the greatest English dramatist and poet, was born in... See more
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Strong, My Love (Hardback)€18.99At the heart of Strong, My Love, Peter Fallon’s first collection in seven years, is a series of prayers for his daughter and son and for their generation. Though time and its tolls pervade the book (‘When my old friend / falters on a stair / or founders on a word or name.’) the author would ‘wake... See more
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The Rough Field€19.99The Rough Field, published first in 1972 and now in its fifth edition, is recognised as a classic of contemporary Irish writing. This extended meditation on Ulster, the province by which John Montague‘s poems have been haunted, presents in counterpoint some of the auhor’s finest work.
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Collected Poems (Patrick Kavanagh)€13.99The centenary of Patrick Kavanagh's birth in 2004 provides the ideal opportunity to reappraise one of modern Ireland's greatest poets. From a harsh, humble background that he himself described so brilliantly, Kavanagh burst through immense constraints to redefine Irish poetry - a poetry appropriate for a fully... See more
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Selected Poems (Patrick Kavanagh)€12.99Published in order of first publication as far as possible, this selection ranges from initial offerings such as 'Tinker's Wife' and 'Inniskeen Road: July Evening' to his tragic masterpiece 'The Great Hunger' (1942) and his celebratory later verse, 'To Hell with Common Sense' and 'Come Dance with Kitty Stobling',... See more
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The Great Hunger€3.99'I have lived in important places, times. When great events were decided. 'By turns comical, grouchy and exalted, and including his tragic masterpiece 'The Great Hunger', some of the key poems by the writer who transformed Anglo-Irish verse.
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A New Game€12.99Jemima Foxtrot's highly anticipated A New Game whirls you through a world of vivid images, hedonism, memory and wonder as it celebrates and investigates the minutiae of everyday life. Full of wry humour and written with a bold elegance, Jemima Foxtrot proves that there is no subject that can't inspire a poem.
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Set Me On Fire : A Poem For Every Feeling€18.99'Broad in scope, generous in spirit and wittily accompanied by Risbridger's commentary'Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent. Set Me On Fire is an anthology for a new moment in poetry: a collection of fresh, vibrant voices from poets all over the globe, both living and dead.
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Selected Poems : 1950-2012€17.99Author of more than thirty books, Adrienne Rich was the singular voice of her generation, bringing discussions of gender, race and class to the forefront of poetical discourse.